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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><STRONG>Hi Gilles,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><STRONG>Congratulations for your
participation. I had the privilege to work with Roland Palmaerts at Symposium
international Jean-Paul Lapointe in Chicoutimi last june. His booth was just
beside mine. He really is a very fine Artist and Man. Did you know that he
has been President of Institut des Arts Figuratifs for many years ? His wife
Odette Feller is an artist too and likes to work in watercolours and acrylics.
Another excellent guest artist was George Politis from Greece, Aquanet member. I
was so glad to meet him again. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><STRONG>Working in public is demanding
but very rewarding too. You get a chance to know more about the visitors
reaction to your art , how they feel about it. On the top, you meet nice artists
and the "camaraderie" can be very good. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><STRONG>Congratulations ! Maybe you will
come someday in a big symposium in the province of Québec and maybe one day I'll
go to Brioude Festival. Its been a long time I went to France
!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><STRONG>Right now, I'm doing a really
special painting, some final details will be added today.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><STRONG>Vive
l'Aquarelle</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>LORRAINE P. DIETRICH, iaf,
news<BR>artiste peintre / artist <BR>--------------<BR>français <A
href="http://www.artsquebec.com/fr/html/oeuvre_artiste.asp?ida=1227">http://www.artsquebec.com/fr/html/oeuvre_artiste.asp?ida=1227</A><BR><A
href="http://www.centrart.qc.ca/artistes/artvisuel/ldietrich/ecran.html">www.centrart.qc.ca/artistes/artvisuel/ldietrich/ecran.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>english <A
href="http://www.artsquebec.com/en/html/oeuvre_artiste.asp?ida=1227">http://www.artsquebec.com/en/html/oeuvre_artiste.asp?ida=1227</A><BR><A
href="http://www.eeag.org/ldietrich/ldietrich.html">http://www.eeag.org/ldietrich/ldietrich.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>IAF <A
href="http://institutdesartsfiguratifs.com/pages_public/artistes_fiche.php?id_artiste=5">http://institutdesartsfiguratifs.com/pages_public/artistes_fiche.php?id_artiste=5</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Galerie le Bourget, Montréal<BR><A
href="http://www.galerielebourget.com/">www.galerielebourget.com/</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gilles.a.durand@wanadoo.fr
href="mailto:gilles.a.durand@wanadoo.fr">Gilles Durand</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net
href="mailto:aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net">aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 28, 2007 6:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Aquanet] Back from Show</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">(the initial sending was
without subject, sorry for the inconsiderateness)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
gang!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am just back from a
very special show dedicated to watercolor in Brioude, Auvergne, in the central
part of France.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For 2 weeks, around
40 artists are attributed an individual space to hold a personal show, in 14
places scattered in the town. Artists must be present in their booth at least
8 days during the festival, as a means to encourage interaction between
artists and visitors. Artists are also expected to propose activities such as
demos, on site painting in the town, and workshops. The organizing team, while
being very energetic and efficient, manages to instill a welcoming, low
pressure atmosphere to the show. Several informal friendly meeting events
between artists and organizers are also scheduled during the show, to
reinforce the atmosphere of camaraderie. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I was flattered to be
accepted in the show to display my work alongside the paintings of some very
fine artists. Roland Palmaerts from Canada was the guest artist. I was also
most impressed by the paintings of Cao Bei An and the portrait work of Wen
Ming Xin (his wife), but many more artists displayed excellent pieces of
art.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I was therefore
surprised and delighted to see my own work faring not badly as I sold 5
paintings, got a portrait commission, and several gallery and show proposals.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This, in all, was a
very intense and greatly rewarding experience.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can check the
show website at <A
href="http://www.festivaldaquarelle.com/">http://www.festivaldaquarelle.com/.</A>
The "Artistes" section shows a few images per exhibiting artist and a link to
the artist's website ("site") when available (I definitely must develop
mine…).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Gilles<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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