Bigoudi - Pascale Ouellet
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Bigoudi is the ‘nom de plume’ of Pascale Ouellet, living in Canmore, Alberta. Originally from a small town in Quebec, Pascale lived 10 years in the city of Montreal where she studied Arts and worked in different creative fields.
Since moving to the Bow Valley, Bigoudi has been involved in her artistic career more than ever and is very motivated by being part of such a dynamic artistic community. |
Pascale Ouellet |
Windy Sunset |
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Encaustic is the process of painting with wax. Different types of waxes are mixed with pigments from the earth and painted hot onto heavy cotton canvas. It is the rich earthiness of the materials that inspires my process and choice of subject. I see encaustic painting as liquid finding form.
My first passion was photography and I use those skills to capture a pivotal moment: a field filled with bison, a serene moment beside a horse, or in my studio with a model. I then choose my images carefully, pairing a unique encaustic technique with an image for the specific qualities of light and color that inspired it. |
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Homage |
Wax is magic: I carve, scrape and gouge it. I throw some hot wax randomly on my finished paintings and the drips find their own spot, taking form in front of my eyes.
The physical experience of working on a large canvas, the smell of the molten beeswax... all these are part of my creative experience. |
Morning Vanity |
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Pascale is represented by Elevation Gallery in Canmore,
Stratus Gallery in Banff, Galerie Le Royer in Montreal and Gibson Fine Art in Calgary. She is part of the Corridor Collective in Canmore where she has her own studio and shares a common gallery with 5 other artists. |
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