Discover the magic of her watercolors

Born in Montréal, Canada, Lorraine Arsenault studied fine arts at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal and art history at the Université du Québec. After years in advertising, she moved to Corsica to dedicate herself to her painting. She participated in European workshops, won a variety of art competitions and was invited to give watercolor and drawing lessons. After living in France for five years she returned to her roots and now lives in St. Bruno, Québec.

Since 2003, she has been a member of the AAPARS (Association des Artistes Peintres Affiliés de la Rive-Sud)and a member of Art en Soi and Le Cercle des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs du Québec since 2006. She has participated in art exhibits such as the annual "Art Credo" in Ottawa since 2001, the annual AAPARS exhibit in St.Bruno since 2004, a watercolor exhibit at "La Galerie@1637" in Montréal, and the 8th Annual AutomnArt exhibit at the Complexe Desjardins in Montreal. She also took part in the "Art pour Tous" exhibit at the Musée d'Art de Mont-Saint-Hilaire and the Art en Soi symposium and their Fall exhibit in Boucherville in 2008. She was invited by Le Cercle des Artistes Peintres et Sculpteurs du Québec to participate in their 23rd annual exhibit at the Château Dufresne's museum in Montreal, were she won an award "Grande Distinction" in the realism category for the originality, technique and aesthetic value for her watercolour "La Vie en Rose". Since 2007, she is the Exhibit Director for AAPARS.  She also gives watercolor classes in her studio in St-Bruno.

Her attention to detail and her style, which combine realism and impressionism, make her works distinctive and a pleasure to discover. Her paintings can be found in Corsica, France, Tunisia, the United States and Canada.