bio | artist statement
A short while later: Two pencils: red for girls, blue for boys. I'm an artist! Most fun ever in a classroom: Four year art course at Central Technical School, Toronto. Graduation in 1961. Getting serious: 1964, art career begins in earnest in the field of magazine design, art direction and illustration. Chatelaine, Miss Chatelaine, Flare, enRoute. Foot in the door: 1989. New York. My first contract with Greenwillow to illustrate a children's book. Then another. Big move: London, England. Three more kids' books. I begin to feel a yen to paint. I enroll in courses at The Camden School of Art, London and Lydgate Art Research Centre, Wiltshire. First group show: at the Wabe Gallery, Hampstead. 1996. Headed west: 1997. Vancouver. Three more childrens' books, for Kidscan Press, Toronto, while I continue painting, mainly figure and still life . I attend workshops at the Vancouver Art Academy and get better acquainted with acrylics, add texture. I get re-acquainted with oils. The work becomes more abstract and the canvases become larger. Time to look for a gallery. Making marks: I am fascinated by the creative process and its many surprises, obstacles and outcomes. Ever in search of the mark that feels the closest to what makes me tick, I enjoy exploring various points of view by working in series, utilizing different techniques, colour palettes, media and imagery. Martine Gourbault is an SFCA member of the Federation of Canadian Artists where she has earned a number of awards in juried shows. Her work appears in private and corporate collections in North America, the UK and Europe. For gallery details, please see the Contacts Page. Find out more about Martine's illustration work at KidsCanPress.com.
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First peek at the world: Springtime, Paris. 1942.