Régnière, Jacques    biography

At the window Dyeing on wood Portrait Moon Bath Dyeing on wood Portrait Benatar Dyeing on wood Portrait Jewel Dyeing on wood Portrait Calm Dyeing on wood Portrait Sky and ground Dyeing on wood Landscape Huron 2 Dyeing on wood Landscape Huron1 Dyeing on wood Landscape Anxious Dyeing on wood Portrait The cup Dyeing on wood Portrait Lac McKormic Dyeing on wood Landscape The Hat Dyeing on wood Portrait Geese Dyeing on wood Landscape Nurse Dyeing on wood Portrait Naked Dyeing on wood Portrait Naked Upright Dyeing on wood Portrait Ojibwa Dyeing on wood Landscape Ojibwa 2 Dyeing on wood Landscape Orcas Dyeing on wood Landscape Reflection Dyeing on wood Portrait Ronstadt Dyeing on wood Portrait Shenandoah Dyeing on wood Landscape Thoughtful Dyeing on wood Portrait Stevie Nicks Dyeing on wood Portrait On the Rocks Dyeing on wood Landscape Biography I am an entomologist and have worked with the Canadian Forest Service since 1980. My works are always done with the same technique: dyes on wood (not to be confused with pyrography). The dyes are applied from pale to dark (the black is an Indian ink). The grain of wood is used to raise the effect of the dyes (see, for example, Sky and Ground, Huron1 and Huron2). A blade of knife is used to remove surplus dyes or to create highlights (for example, rocks in Sky and Ground). Since my childhood, I always worked with chiaroscuro, initially with inks on paper. I invented the technique of dyeing on wood in 1988 for my first private viewing at the Grandes Piles in Mauricie in 1989. On this occasion I sold more than 30 works, all portraits of women (!). It is only since 1990 that I have been making landscapes.