Paul Laseau
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Featured Artist - Click here for this artist's online galleryPaul Laseau is an artist, architect, educator, and author whose work is based on extensive travel in Europe, the Far East, Canada, and the United States. He began painting in watercolor media in 1992 on a trip to the Greek islands. He brought to painting his observation skills developed through 35 years of experience in freehand sketching, and photography of mostly architectural subjects. The intersection of nature and man-made structures continues to be the dominant focus of his paintings based on subsequent travels to the coasts of Greece, Italy, France, England, New England, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada. |
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| “I continue to be
fascinated by the historical response of humans to the
forces of nature– land, water, sun ... as they continue
to define appropriate human habitat. I was drawn to watercolor
because the medium supports a fluid, spontaneous
approach to painting compatible with my temperament.
While my approach to painting involves forethought or
planning, there is a pleasurable flow to the work that
would be ruined by extended ‘massaging’ of a painting.
For me the value of painting lies more in the process
than in the end result.” Paul Laseau, WSI AIA has had paintings, drawings, and photos represented in shows by the Watercolor Society of Indiana, the Minnetrista Cultural Center, and the Red Tail Conservancy. He has exhibited at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, University of Arizona, Tucson, Clemson University, Gordy Fine Art, Dale Design, and Ball State University. His drawings have been included in several books including extensive illustration of Sacred Space, Beloved City: Iris Murdoch’s London by Cheryl Bove and Anne Rowe (fall/winter 2008). Paul is professor emeritus in architecture at Ball State University with over 25 years experience teaching freehand sketching and design drawing. He is author of: Freehand Sketching; Visual Notes (with Norman Crowe); Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers; Graphic Problem Solving for Architects; and The Handbook of Architectural Representation. He has offered workshops, presentations, and exhibits on freehand sketching, design drawing, and watercolor painting at several universities in the United States and Europe. Paul’s Web Site Address: LaseauStudio.smugmug.com |
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| Awaiting Spring | Coming Storm | Fire and Rust |
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| Fort Light | January | Lingering Mystery |
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| Pemaquid Point | Port Clyde | Snow Banks |
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