Imagine Gallery

Last weekend we had the pleasure of a visit by the artist

Anne Bachelier

Anne was here to attend the opening of her second exhibition at Imagine Gallery.

She came with the company of her husband, organiser and chauffeur Claude

Who drove them both from the French Alps to our small village in England.

Excluding the time on the cross channel ferry it was a journey of 14 hours.

A sign of true love.

It must have been, as the weekend was the occasion of their 47th wedding anniversary.

Still, what better way to spend it than here in my gallery?

Well, I can think of other more romantic locations

But surely we must be a close second.

Not only did they arrive but we also had a visit from a couple of her good friends.

Her friend Philippe had come with the intention of making a short film of the exhibition.

This he did in his own very unobtrusive, very polite way [a lovely man]

It was to be made even more interesting as Anne had agreed to demonstrate her method of painting.

This she did, and to say that it was fascinating would be something of an understatement. 

I was determined to capture the procedure on camera.

Unfortunately I had many distractions and people to occupy my time so I was unable to record

it from start to finish.

What amazed me was how many times the painting was altered as Anne's idea's progressed.

The painting was not completed while Anne was here, but it was a pleasure to see the progression.

Luckily the process was recorded by Philippe, and today he has sent me a copy.

Unfortunately at the moment it is too large for me to include with this post

But I hope to show it in the next.

Meanwhile.

Here are a few of the snaps of "work in progress".

The painting is still to be finished.

I am sure that it is totally different to anything that she might create in her own studio,

Their she creates without distraction and her idea's are very private

She has spoken in a previous filmed interview that having people watching takes something away

From her art.

This I understand and I am very grateful that she took the time and had the patience

To share a little of her world with the people [and me] who visited.
Thank you Anne.