Galerie Saint-Paul
The image above shows the texture obtained by the artist Richard Riverin
About us
Above, I received the Award Winner for excellence at ArtExpo New York 2026. The second photo shows part of my booth with my agent Magali Kourkine. The third photo shows me as I paint using a palette knife in august 2024 in Quebec, Canada.
My work speaks to the power of spontaneity — those fleeting moments of life that surface unannounced, imprint themselves in the mind, and reveal the fragile beauty of the world around us. The textured paint I create becomes more than a medium; it becomes a living surface, adding depth, rhythm, and movement to my canvases. Through this tactile language, I seek to express the intensity of our emotions as we confront the ephemeral nature of existence.
Richard Riverin
Artists
Richard Riverin
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.
Between 2000 and 2014, I was one of the bestselling artists at ArtExpo New York every single year. At the time, I owned a gallery in Naples, Florida, and later moved it to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I eventually stopped exhibiting at ArtExpo when I opened a large gallery in Old Montreal and began managing both locations. Sales were so strong that I no longer had the time to participate in major expos.
From 2000 to 2020, I sold more than 4,000 of my original paintings. Collectors have always responded enthusiastically to my work. Unfortunately, COVID-19 forced me to close both galleries in 2020, and I returned my inventory home. For the past five years, I have been mostly inactive.
Last winter, at the age of 83, I began painting again at my condo in Boynton Beach, Florida. In April, I returned to ArtExpo New York—and once again became the bestselling artist of the entire show, receiving an important award: Award Winner for Excellence. This success encouraged me to exhibit at Spectrum Chicago (formerly ArtExpo Chicago) this coming October. I have already secured a large booth, booked my flights and hotel, and packed all 46 paintings that will be presented.
On my website, you will find approximately 600 paintings, all different. My technique is unique; no artist has ever painted the way I do. Collectors appreciate the spontaneity, the palette‑knife texture, the diversity of my compositions, and the harmonious, comforting color palette. In person, the paintings are far more beautiful than the small photos online.
At 83, 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 or watch my videos on my site.
Michel Moreau
Michel Moreau was born in France in 1940. Self-taught, Michel has developed a unique style, a blend of hyper-realism and modern impressionism. Details are important and he spends hours adding extra compositional elements to a painting that would have been a masterpiece without them. His work is modern with an abstract edge and incredibly perfect. The stunning faces of his character scenes are stunning.
Michel was awarded the highest honorary title by the Salon des Artistes Français in 1982.
Exhibiting his work in several galleries in France, Japan, Canada and the United States, Michel has been making a living as an artist since the early 1960s. Michel is considered by many art collectors to be the finest modern figurative artist in the world.
Daniel Jaugey
A self-taught artist, Daniel has developed an original, unique and very artistic technique. The texture adds charm to his paintings. Up close it is almost an abstract ,but the abstract shapes become figurative elements in modern impressionism when you move away from the painting. He has created faces for his recognizable ballad compositions in all of his character scenes.
He has lived as an artist since the early 1950’s.
Daniel is considered by many art collectors to be the best classical impressionist in the world.