CONTINUUM
Written by Al Rempel who is the father in the painting at the right. He is a writer and a teacher as well as a published poet.
WE HAVE PLUNGED INTO THE CONTINUUM
INTO THE PULL AND PUSH OF LIFE
OUR DAUGHTER, AT THE CENTER
ALL FEET AND HANDS GRABS ON,
FEELING FINDING HER MOTHER’S BREAST
LATCHING WE HAVE BEEN IMMERSED IN THE FLOW
AS THE FUTURE SLIDES PAST
OUR DAUGHTER UP FRONT REACHES OUT
TO US TO THE WORLD POINTING US
TO THE PRESENT LIVING WE HAVE
JUMPS INTO THE COMMOTION AND JOSTLE
OF PARENTHOOD FILLING IN THE BACKGROUND
AS WE HOLD HER UP AND FEED HER,
SWIMMING OUR WAY THROUGH LOVING
CONTINUUM IS TOO LARGE TO PUT INTO ONE PEICE ONLY. 48 X 139 INCHES – ROLLED CANVAS DONE IN OILS.
YOU CAN SEE THE MOTHER AND FATHER AND THE LITTLE GIRL WHO ALREADY SHOWS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES. I loved creating this painting and showing the beauty and benefits of the 
mother nursing her child.
THE WOUNDED SWIMMERS painted shortly after the 2004 Tsunami, addresses “Swimmers Series”, themes of isolation and physical distress.In this series of paintings a female form appears to float in a body of water.
Forms suggesting other figures or body parts appear in the first and second painting, yet convey a sense of displacement or abandonment. A shock of red appears beside a swimmer suggesting some kind of injury, which forces questions about her capacity for survival.
In the final painting of the triptych, a boat heaves into view renewing a sense of hope. On another level, however, the painting represents the Artist’s own struggle with an incapacitating illness. Representative of her own physical crisis and lack of certainty, the series of paintings also trace her journey through to the eventual hope that successful treatment provides. All three works are 36″ x 48″ and painted in oil.
Monique Germaine draws imagery from outside of her studio. The visual catalyst of “The Wounded Swimmer”, for example, lay in the artist’s encounter with a woman named Lisa, swimming at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island BC. Lisa’s hair was dyed red and when she was swimming it looked as if she had been wounded. It was like blood to the Artist. It became the inspiration for the series.
The painting above is Breakthrough started in 1987. The painting is 74″ x 50″ and done in oils. Here Monique Germaine contrasts the then deteriorating Gastown with the relatively new and popular Granville Island in Vancouver British Columbia. As cobblestones erupt and puppets fade from view on the right, the bustle of Granville Island Market provides a sharp contrast to the unpopulated Gastown. The limp and un-manipulated puppets are a sharp counterpoint to the vital characters on the left of the painting.
On the right are two puppets (figures which are manipulated totally by others) who are dying and slipping down into the earth. Shoots from their transformed bodies are thrusting through the brick to the left and finally transformed into a vigorous new life that has roots and strength of its own and the power to make a space for itself. The left side of the painting represents our conscious selves (you may recognize Granville Island Market) with her younger child Peter counting his money, while the right side symbolizes our unconscious (scenes from Gastown). As in all the Artist’s paintings, the two unite to form a whole.
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Portraits are sold unframed so the clients can choose the best frame.
The artist does paint portraits from photos but loves to meet her clients as well so she can get to the soul of the person.
PORTRAITS ARE PAINTED ON STRETCHED CANVAS AND DONE IN OIL.
(Monique’s Friendly Links) I am not sure where to put your links but I don’t think the contact page is a good place.
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INSTALLATION OF ONE OF MONIQUE’S PAINTINGS
THE SHIP HAS COME
36″ X 48″ OIL
SHIP HAS COME #2
36″ X 48″
COMPASSION
36″ x 48″
MONIQUE WITH RIDERS #2
BONE
24″ x 48″ – OIL ON WOOD
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THE WOUNDED SWIMMERS painted shortly after the 2004 Tsunami, addresses “Swimmers Series”, themes of isolation and physical distress.In this series of paintings a female form appears to float in a body of water.
Forms suggesting other figures or body parts appear in the first and second painting, yet convey a sense of displacement or abandonment. A shock of red appears beside a swimmer suggesting some kind of injury, which forces questions about her capacity for survival.
In the final painting of the triptych, a boat heaves into view renewing a sense of hope. On another level, however, the painting represents the Artist’s own struggle with an incapacitating illness. Representative of her own physical crisis and lack of certainty, the series of paintings also trace her journey through to the eventual hope that successful treatment provides. All three works are 36″ x 48″ and painted in oil.
Monique Germaine draws imagery from outside of her studio. The visual catalyst of “The Wounded Swimmer”, for example, lay in the artist’s encounter with a woman named Lisa, swimming at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island BC. Lisa’s hair was dyed red and when she was swimming it looked as if she had been wounded. It was like blood to the Artist. It became the inspiration for the series.
The painting above is Breakthrough started in 1987. The painting is 74″ x 50″ and done in oils. Here Monique Germaine contrasts the then deteriorating Gastown with the relatively new and popular Granville Island in Vancouver British Columbia. As cobblestones erupt and puppets fade from view on the right, the bustle of Granville Island Market provides a sharp contrast to the unpopulated Gastown. The limp and un-manipulated puppets are a sharp counterpoint to the vital characters on the left of the painting.
On the right are two puppets (figures which are manipulated totally by others) who are dying and slipping down into the earth. Shoots from their transformed bodies are thrusting through the brick to the left and finally transformed into a vigorous new life that has roots and strength of its own and the power to make a space for itself. The left side of the painting represents our conscious selves (you may recognize Granville Island Market) with her younger child Peter counting his money, while the right side symbolizes our unconscious (scenes from Gastown). As in all the Artist’s paintings, the two unite to form a whole.
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below is a slideshow
LEE ALAN PATCHETT
PIPE SMOKER
STEPHANIE TARA
MIKE BEEDE
VIC DESAUTELS
CAL JESS MADAME VASKO ———————————— DONNA DESAUTELS 2008 CHARLES MCKAFREY EDDY JOHNSON CHARLES MCKAFREY KYLE AND JENNIFER MONIQUE’S FIRST PORTRAIT GIRL WITH HAT ALICE’S GRANDAUGHTER SANREGRET GRADUATE ANOTHER SANREGRET GRANDAUGHTER Framing & shipping extra. International shipping. —————————————————————————– below is a slideshow
CAL JESS
MADAME VASKO
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DONNA DESAUTELS 2008
CHARLES MCKAFREY
EDDY JOHNSON
CHARLES MCKAFREY
KYLE AND JENNIFER
MONIQUE’S FIRST PORTRAIT
GIRL WITH HAT
ALICE’S GRANDAUGHTER
SANREGRET GRADUATE
ANOTHER SANREGRET GRANDAUGHTER
Framing & shipping extra. International shipping.