Galerie Saint-Paul

I was born in Quebec in 1942. A self-taught artist, I developed a unique technique using palette knives and my own blend of paint. My art is characterized by a soft sheen, thick texture, a sense of spontaneity, diversity in subjects and compositions, and a comforting harmony of colors. I became an artist at the age of 58 in Naples, Florida, where I owned an art gallery. Facing financial difficulties, I could no longer afford to buy art — my only way out was to create my own paintings.
With 30 years of experience as a gallery owner, I knew the art market trends and understood that my work had to surpass that of the great artists represented in Naples galleries. I began painting every day, destroying my canvases one after another out of frustration. The talent wasn’t there, but I kept painting daily, hating it, praying to God for help — and then, a miracle happened. I began creating truly beautiful paintings, and six months later, I became one of the best-selling artists in Naples, Florida. Over the next 15 years, I was among the most successful exhibitors at ArtExpo New York. I sold around 4,000 original paintings over 20 years — an unprecedented achievement for a Canadian artist. I returned to Canada and bought a large and beautiful space in Old Montreal in 2015. At 81, I continue to paint, feeling young and eager to keep doing business under the name Galerie Saint-Paul from my home studio. I am also a published science fiction novelist, author of the trilogy Ghama-2: An Afterlife Story, available on Amazon and Kindle. You can read several of my short stories on this site.