I Cavalieri dell'arte sfogliabile

As Roger Geerts has observed, "Francine Gravel's work is full of imagination
and fantasy. We can feel in it the life of a world not quite our own, a world
uplifted. At times the figures give the impression of being more or less absent.
They bathe in an atmosphere of magic realism or fantasy. The artist knows
how to interpret dreams with a very personal touch. `A dream is a painter,' to
quote a famous Belgian author. And this is precisely what is reflected in
Francine Gravel's work." (Roger Geerts, art critic, Belgium)
Artist's Statement
"It all comes as I let the lines, textures and layers of colour flow to the canvas,
transforming the blank space into dreams that I can share.
I hope my work will help people travel to their innerselves to find
peace, beauty, love and music and that these things inspire them."
A poetic Journey
Guided by an invisible hand,
I cross by land, by water and air
The hidden doors that spread
Right in front of me.
On the poetic trails I ran
And trusted the hand with care
To find the hidden tread
Holding the golden key.
Guided by an invisible hand,
As I opened the doors, in the air
A sweet sound transported us, we fled
Deep into the night just to be.
© Francine Gravel, May 2001
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