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Jean Claude was born in 1948 in Rochefort-sur Mer, France. He was encouraged to paint by his grandfather, a farmer of modest means who sometimes bought paintings at auction.
Jean Claude studied at Lycee Techinque de Saintes, France. While working as a marine electrician on a French cable ship, he became familiar with Newfoundland, and he emigrated there in 1971. Between 1971 and 1982, he developed his career with four exhibitions in public galleries and representation by a number of commercial galleries. In 1982 he returned to France and established himself as a full-time artist, but he always maintained his ties with Newfoundland.
His style can best be described as "expressionist-colourist" He works mostly in oil and with a palette knife In recent years his paintings have become more densely coloured. A major influence has been the work of Soutine. He paints almost exclusively on site. He feels this is essential if he is to portray the total experience of the landscape. He says that his work is his diary; each painting is a record of what he saw and felt that day. During the evenings, he often finds himself reliving drives through the countryside, selecting a spot for the next day. He says that his best painting is the one he does tomorrow.
Jean-Claude recently completed two projects, a 222 foot embroidery that depicts the history of a part of Newfoundland which will be a subject of a television documentary. He also completed a project that has been with him for many years; to paint every one of the approx. 800 communities in Newfoundland.
He has been a member of La Maison des Artistes since 1988. His paintings are found in international collections and he is represented by galleries in Canada, U.S.A, France, and Britain.
Jean Claude was born in 1948 in Rochefort-sur Mer, France. He was encouraged to paint by his grandfather, a farmer of modest means who sometimes bought paintings at auction.
Jean Claude studied at Lycee Techinque de Saintes, France. While working as a marine electrician on a French cable ship, he became familiar with Newfoundland, and he emigrated there in 1971. Between 1971 and 1982, he developed his career with four exhibitions in public galleries and representation by a number of commercial galleries. In 1982 he returned to France and established himself as a full-time artist, but he always maintained his ties with Newfoundland.
His style can best be described as "expressionist-colourist" He works mostly in oil and with a palette knife In recent years his paintings have become more densely coloured. A major influence has been the work of Soutine. He paints almost exclusively on site. He feels this is essential if he is to portray the total experience of the landscape. He says that his work is his diary; each painting is a record of what he saw and felt that day. During the evenings, he often finds himself reliving drives through the countryside, selecting a spot for the next day. He says that his best painting is the one he does tomorrow.
Jean-Claude recently completed two projects, a 222 foot embroidery that depicts the history of a part of Newfoundland which will be a subject of a television documentary. He also completed a project that has been with him for many years; to paint every one of the approx. 800 communities in Newfoundland.
He has been a member of La Maison des Artistes since 1988. His paintings are found in international collections and he is represented by galleries in Canada, U.S.A, France, and Britain.
Tors Cove. *Sold
10 X 14, Oil on Canvas
Middle Cove
11 X14, Oil on Canvas
Belleeoram 328
Oil on canvas 11 x14
Salvage *sold
Oil on canvas 11x14
Ochre Pit Cove
Oil on canvas 10.6” 13.7”
Grand Bruit 155
Oil on canvas
Ochre Pit Cove 248
Oil on canvas 11 x 14
Tilting *sold
Oil on canvas 11 x14
Little Harbour, Newfoundland, *Sold
Oil on Canvas, 24x36
Caplin Cove, Hants Habour
30 X 40, oil on Canvas
Bauline, Newfoundland
Oil on Canvas, 30x40
Beaches and Sand Dunes, PEI
Oil on canvas 31.5 x 31.5” image
Rose Blanche *SOLD
Oil on Canvas, 23.6 x 28.7
Southport, Newfoundland, *Sold
Oil on Canvas, 11x14
St. John's * Sold
Oil on canvas 31.5x31.5 image
Burgeo *SOLD
oil on canvas 28.5 x 36 image
Quidi Vidi - SOLD
Oil on Canvas, 11 X 14
Dunes, PEI *SOLD
Oil on canvas 28.5 x 36 image
Keels - SOLD
Oil on Canvas, 11 X 14
Trinity East *SOLD
Oil on Canvas, 12 X 16
Le Chant des Cigales *SOLD
Oil on canvas 28.7 x 36”
Conception Harbour, * Sold
Oil on canvas 20 x 24 SOLD
Riverhead * SOLD
Oil on canvas 20x24 image
Crow Head, *Sold
Oil on canvas 20x24 image
Tilting *SOLD
Oil on canvas 11x14 image
Burgoynes Cove *sold
Oil on canvas 11 x 14 image
Playing With the Fog, Coombs Cove, *Sold
Oil on canvas 36x48
Burnt Point, *Sold
11 X 14, Oil on Canvas
Bacon Cove on a Rainy Day
Oil on canvas 36x36
Ciel Giroflees, *Sold
Oil on canvas 28.7 x 36”
Trouty in October *SOLD
Oil on canvas 11 x 14
Petty Harbour Colours,
Oil on canvas 36 x 48
Thunder Clouds, St Albans *SOLD
OIl on canvas 30x30
"The Garden" Fox Roost - SOLD
Oil on canvas - 11x14
Periwinkles in a Lavender Pot, *Sold
Oil on canvas 23.5” x 28.5”
After 11 hours Driving, Forresters Point
OIL
24X36
Windy day - Burnt Point *Sold
Oil - 20x24
Beachy Cove *SOLD
Oil on canvas 30x30
Bunyan's Cove
Oil - 30x30
Trepassy
Oil painting 24”x36” *SOLD
8 May 2020
OIl on canvas 21 X 25
painted during covid lockdown
Iceberg Near Spillar's Cove, * Sold
Oil painting 24”x36”
The Sand Bank, Mose Ambrose
Oil on canvas 24 x 36
Collins Cove, *SOLD*
oil painting 20” x 24”
Blackhead
Oil on canvas 36x36
La Chataigneraie
oil on canvas - 24x29
Charlottetown - SOLD
Oil on canvas 19x24 image
Kings Cove
Oil on Canvas
L'Olivier, *Sold
Oil - 24x29
Rue St. Victor
Oil - 31.5x31.5
St John's from the Battery *SOLD
Oil on Canvas, 11 X 14
Spring, English Harbour *SOLD
Oil on Canvas, 11 X 14
Plage des Vergnes
Oil - 31.5x31.5
Nerac
Oil on canvas - 31.5 x 31. 5
Champneys, *Sold
Oil on canvas 11 x 14
Quidi Vidi Gut, *Sold
Oil on canvas 11 x 14
Shoe Cove NDB *SOLD
Oil on canvas 11 x 14
Back Harbour, Sold
Oil on canvas 11 x 14
Bauline, Newfoundland
30 X 40, Oil on Canvas
Little Habour, Sold
24 X 36, Oil on Canvas
Rose Blanche *sold
24 X 29, Oil on Canvas
Southport
11 X 14, Oil on Canvas