Sylvio Gagnon at Fortune Lake

Gatineau Park

Champlain Lookout

Sylvio Gagnon Plein Air Artist

Sylvio painting at Fortune Lake in Gatineau Park .

Paint out in Gatineau park

This past weekend was a blessing for me . I was invited to

go out and paint the Gatineau Park . It was for me the first

time I painted there and I fell in love with this beautiful

nature reserve. Although it was quite beautiful , we had

horrific weather , it was windy like I rarely saw before .

My friend Sylvio Gagnon and I painted at the Champlain

lookout , a breathtaking picturesque panoramic view .

We managed to paint all weekend although it was snow-

ing on sunday morning . I thank my friend Sylvio for

beeing my guide during the weekend . I also was a guest

and stayed at his house for the weekend .I really

appreciate and would like to thank him and his wife

Monique , merci .

What's new !

Well , I haven't been writing for several months now . The reason is ,

first of all , my sister passed away in May . She had been fighting cancer

for over a year but finally lost her battle with cancer . Secondly , I've

re evaluated my position as an artist . Where do I stand ? How can I

survive in this life while doing what I like . I've often said to myself

¨ if I can't live doing what I want , which is painting , then , I don't want

to paint at all ¨ . I still think the same way today and I talked to one of

my friend who is having the same dilema as me , he is living on wefare

because he is experimenting pain in his legs which cripples him and

limits him in his work .But we managed to talk and we are planning

to rent a space , in the near future , where we can give painting lessons .

Anyway , it's only a thought for now but , who knows?