THE ARTIST

Artist Clémence St. Laurent
in Quebec City, 1986

Clémence St. Laurent is a painting artist who was born on January 21, 1923, in Sainte-Florence, Matapédia County, province of Québec in Canada.

She spent her childhood at the Métis LIghthouse on the Saint Lawrence River near Mont-Joli, where her father was the lighthouse keeper. Click here for more.

Her work: Mrs. St. Laurent painted over a sixty-year period.

She has used various mediums such as oil, charcoal, ink and acrylic for her drawings and paintings, working from nature subjects and also from photos or slides.

As per some art critics, her paintings show the true values transcending trends and fads, or a realistic approach.

The artist developed an excellent technique over the years for painting flowers and landscapes, either with the brush or palette knife. She also painted animals such as horses and dogs - often the family dog. She painted a few portraits and tried her hand at abstract art.

Many of her landscape paintings throughout the seasons were inspired by the scenery around the family cottage by a lake in northwest Québec.


Artist Clémence St. Laurent thoroughly enjoyed painting, as is obvious here at her home studio in Noranda in 1958.

Exhibitions, collections, gifts, and bibliography: Click here for list.