After a career in
research and development, during which he practiced drawing and painting
sporadically, Gilles Durand now focuses on the pursuit his artistic journey.
In his work, he
likes to explore a variety of subject matters and whether working from life or
from his sketches and on site photos, he aims for capturing the vibrancy of
life, simply and elegantly.
After his first
group exhibition in 2001, he had several solo shows, the latest one in Hôtel de
Malleville in Sarlat la Canéda (2013), and his work has been exhibited in
numerous national and international shows.
In France, to
mention a few, he exhibited in Brioude (2007), Rochemaure (2008, 2014), in
Paris (Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture à l'Eau, Grand Palais 2010), and
regularly since 2008 in the annual shows of the Société des Aquarellistes
Lyonnais (SAL) and of the Société Française de l'Aquarelle (SFA).
He also exhibited
in Belgium (Biennale Internationale de l'Aquarelle - Namur 2009), in Greece
(Thessaloniki 2012), in Québec (Chicoutimi 2009, Champlain 2013, where he was
the invited guest artist and St Joseph de Beauce 2014), and was invited in
watercolor international meetings and shows in Portugal (2010, 2012, 2013).
His paintings
have been featured in several books ("Souvenirs d'Annecy - Ecrivains et
Peintres", "Aquarelle et Aquarellistes - France 2008", a
panorama of watercolor in France, and "L'art de l'eau", featuring
painters of the Société Française de l'Aquarelle) and several articles about
his work have been published in magazines: Pratique des Arts, L'Art de
l'Aquarelle, L'Aquarelliste (magazine of Société Canadienne de l'Aquarelle).
Gilles is a
member of the Société des Aquarellistes Lyonnais, Société Française de
l'Aquarelle and Institut des Arts Figuratifs (IAF).
L'ancienne
écluse (The old lock shipyard, 2013), watercolour
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