Biography DIANE BOILARD

From a very young age, Diane realized that colors and shapes allowed her to express her world. During her communication studies, she discovered watercolor and fell in love with it. Her fascination with watercolor is likely due to the unpredictable nature of the medium. The challenges are significant, requiring considerable energy. She uses this same energy to create special moments, which in turn form her unique visual universe. A self-taught painter, she has developed her own techniques on various surfaces over time.

Painting, for me, is an act that comes from within, from the soul, and my work is the result. Giving life to an idea or a subject through water and color is my passion. I am first and foremost passionate about the watercolor medium, and it was through watercolor that I discovered the world of creation. I love life, being, and nature… the unspoiled landscape and its scent, its mountains, its birds. They fascinate me; I try to capture their movements, their lightness, and perhaps their freedom.

A signature member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour and the Institute of Figurative Arts, Diane has received numerous awards, including the People's Choice Award and the SCA Award on several occasions. Her many exhibitions have taken her to Belgium, Japan, and France, where she gave a public demonstration at the Reims Conservatory in 2008.

Biography ANDREW JASON

A multidisciplinary artist with an atypical background, Andrew Jason cultivates a signature style where movement meets matter. Drawing inspiration from the fluidity of dance, the precision of sculpture, and the audacity of visual arts, he creates a universe imbued with mystery where each work becomes an invitation to introspection.

His artistic practice is first and foremost a quest for truth. Through his iconic Love Tree series, he explores the complexities of self-love. For Andrew Jason, each heart that comes to life on the canvas is a conscious gesture of forgiveness, an outstretched hand reaching out to his own vulnerability to soothe his inner turmoil.
The trunk of his trees, with its unpredictable curves, its wide sweeps or its narrower passages, illustrates with great accuracy the reality of our human journeys: nothing is ever straight, but everything has meaning.