CHANTAL DUPUIS
Chantal was born in the old Hull area (now Gatineau), Quebec and has spent the majority of her adult life in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). She picked up painting in 2015 when a rare corneal dystrophy started to affect her vision and forced her to spend most of her time in perpetual dusk. Wanting to capture life’s colours, she started learning on her own, and with local teachers, and has not looked back since.
Her style changes as she matures with the art forms but she has concentrated on watercolour and oils. Mostly, somewhat in realism-ish, she tries to capture nature’s essence or the charming character of some of the subjects she paints. As she describes it: “the goal is to capture the critter in action of some sort but never to fix them permanently in their environment; this stays fluid and abstract as I feel that they need that space to be.”
Her goal, through the company The Silver Birch Project which she founded with her family, is to fundraise to help wildlife animal shelters and/or rescue centres. The changes in climate have affected everyone, especially the creatures on our planet which cannot cope as easily with habitat changes. As such, Chantal donates part of her sales to the organizations that are sponsored by the SBP or through the Artists for Conservation Foundation.
In 2019, Chantal was accepted by the Artists for Conservation Foundation as a Signature Level member. As such, her fundraising work continues along with her exploration of nature and her rendering of it. 15% of the sales of her original artwork go towards the support of wildlife sanctuaries or rescue shelters.
Chantal is also a member of the Kanata Civic Art Gallery where you can see some of her artwork throughout the year. (http://www.kanatagallery.ca)
Description of artwork
I am inspired by nature and its wonderful inhabitants. As an artist, my work is based on those encounters and I try to bring out a personality in each and every painting I do.
I paint mostly in watercolours but I also love oils. I love the realism of each subject that I capture but I can never fully capture a full sheet as I feel that the subject needs space to be, to breathe. As a new artist I relied on my friends’ travel pictures in the beginning but I am enjoying more and more looking at the world and wondering what could make a nice painting, and taking pictures!
I love to paint wild animals that are endangered or at risk as I feel that by doing this, my collective work in the future could stand on its own and be used to educate the people who will see it. I decided a while back to donate part of my proceeds to fundraising campaigns with to support the local shelters and/or sanctuaries, being a signature member of the Artists for Conservation Foundation enables me to do this with peer support of a great organization.
Website
www.chantaldupuis.art
Instagram
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Delivery Options: * Free Local Delivery within a 40km radius of Ottawa. $50 extra if range (both ways) is 100km-150km. * Contact the artist if delivery is within a radius greater than 75km from Ottawa to discuss delivery fee. Shipping: (** artwork will be unframed/unstretched and rolled for shipping efficiency and safety) * Free Domestic (Canada)
Shipping * International Shipping possible – please contact the artist for pricing. * If you would like the artwork to be shipped with its frame, please contact the artist to discuss the cost and risks. Most artwork are watercolours framed under glass or are large formats, this requires a special (and costly) packing process.
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Artworks
01. Chantal Dupuis
A Peaceful Place
Watercolour
27″x10″ • Unframed – $600.00
31″x14″ • Framed – $650.00
02. Chantal Dupuis
Mother’s Love
Watercolour
18″x12″ • Unframed $500.00
23″x17″ • Framed $525.00
03. Chantal Dupuis
Monday Mornings
Watercolour
19″x14″ • Unframed – $590.00
24″x19″ • Framed – $625.00
04. Chantal Dupuis
Lovers
Watercolour
16″x12″ • Unframed – $400.00
24″x18″ • Framed – $430.00
05. Chantal Dupuis
Rhinino
Watercolour
19″x13″ • Unframed – $590.00
26″x20″ • Framed – $625.00
06. Chantal Dupuis
Soulmates
Watercolour
19″x13″ • Unframed – $600.00
26″x20″ • Framed – $625.00
07. Chantal Dupuis
Who?
Watercolour
12″x9″ • Unframed – $220.00
16″x12″ • Framed – $250.00
08. Chantal Dupuis
Great Blue Heron
Watercolour
10″x14″ • Unframed – $330.00
15″x19″ • Framed – $350.00
09. Chantal Dupuis
Unconditionality
Oil
38″x38″ • Framed standard wrapped linen • frame is stained Sapele wood
$1,800.00
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