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    90th Birthday Exhibition Artworks

    The Blueberry Picker (1).jpg
    The Blueberry Picker, 1959
    Oil on canvas
    Lucille Proulx
    This is my first painting. It was completed during my first art course at Memorial University, in Newfoundland. I started an oil painting class to help me recover from a traumatic experience after the birth of my fourth child. This artwork is predictive, as it includes Rocky Mountains, which do not exist in Newfoundland.
    photocopy print, Price: $50
    Psy 3200 Blank.jpg
    Psy 3200 Blank, 1983
    Chalk on black poster board.
    I created this painting as my final project for Professor Blank's Personality Psychology course.
    I reproduced it in an 8”x12” format and placed it in a folder. I got an “A”. On the opposite page,
    I wrote "penis, rat, eye, becoming." In retrospect, it brings to mind Freud's theory through
    which we can begin to understand the functions of sex drives within our personality. Skinner
    using rats demonstrates the principles of conditioning and the effects of society on shaping
    the individual. Frankl and the noological dimension theory explains the need for a belief that
    we must go beyond ourselves to find a reason for being alive. Finally, Allport's theory is a
    theory of today. He describes how we can go about living in the now, using the past as a
    reference and becoming ourselves.
    Lucille Proulx
    property of B. & C. Webster, Victoria, B.C.
    Copy of 4 The Toiler.jpg
    The Toiler, 1985
    Acrylic paint on brown craft paper
    Lucille Proulx
    This woman reminds me of the amount of back-breaking work it took to begin University at 50 years old.
    Price: $800
    Copy of 3 Mes Meres.jpg
    Mes Méres, 1985
    Pencil on paper scrap
    Lucille Proulx
    A quick spontaneous sketch of mothers and pregnancy, which represents 24 years of my life as a childbearing woman. It contains my outer and inner mothers, they look after me as well as my children.
    Price: $250
    #5 Les Bebes Les Limbes.jpg
    Les Bébés Les Limbes, 1986
    Acrylic on sheet metal
    Lucille Proulx
    This represents me and my many pregnancies. The baby in the image represents all those babies in limbo as they died without being baptized.
    Giclee print (unframed), Price: $150
    Property of Original Acrylic on Sheet Metal: Lucille Jodoin, Ottawa, Ontario
    TOWEL PAINTING.jpg
    The Woman on the Towel, 2020
    Charcoal on faded towel
    Lucille Proulx
    She appeared in late September 2020 when I decided to paint my rock garden. After sketching it in charcoal, I did not like the results. I wiped my canvas clean with this old, faded garden towel. The next morning, I picked up the towel and I saw the woman. I asked myself, "why did she come now?", "what does she really look like?", and "who is she?"
    not for sale at this time
    The Woman With The Paintbrush (2).jpg
    The Woman with the Paint Brush, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas, found objects
    Lucille Proulx
    I immediately started to sketch her on my wiped canvas. It was a slow process, as I did not understand this woman. The work was slowed down as in January 2021, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and in February, I underwent surgery for a mastectomy. In March while recuperating, I continued working on the canvas image. I wonder now if the woman on the towel came to support me during this life and death experience?
    Price: $3000
    Copy of 8 The Woman of Royalty.jpg
    The Woman of Royalty, 2021
    Acrylic on black poster board
    Lucille Proulx
    She surprised me, as faces have never been my drawing strong point. The little dog is also a great surprise. I felt they had arrived for a visit.
    Price: $2000
    #9 The Woman Gathering Butterflies (1).jpg
    The Woman Gathering Butterflies, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas, collage butterflies reproduced from my daughter Ali’s painting
    Lucille Proulx
    She was painted at the same time as The Woman with the Paint Brush, as it took me a long time to complete. I spent that time on The Woman Gathering Butterflies. She reminds me of my daughters.
    Price: $200
    #10 The Patchwork Quilt Woman.jpg
    The Patchwork Quilt Woman, 2021
    Acrylic paint on a collage of origami paper
    Lucille Proulx
    She appears between the origami papers. She is inspired by my time spent in Asia, particularly in Japan!
    Price: $200
    #11 The Prim and Proper Woman.jpg
    The Prim and Proper Woman, 2021
    Acrylic paint on board
    Lucille Proulx
    She is my childhood and the nuns who demanded propriety.
    Price: $200
    #12 The Woman Going Places.jpg
    The Woman Going Places, 2021
    Acrylic paint on brown card stock
    Lucille Proulx
    Going to The High School of Commerce against all odds and how I felt a special energy emerging.
    Price: $150
    #13 The Peaceful Woman.jpg
    The Peaceful Woman, 2021
    Acrylic paint and paper napkin collage on gold paper Lucille Proulx
    She represents my love for nature and peaceful, quiet times.
    Price: $150
    #18 The Woman Selling Grapes.jpg
    The Woman Selling Grapes, 2021
    Acrylic paint on canvas
    Lucille Proulx
    This woman represents loving nature, life and nourishment.
    Price: $200
    #19 The Woman with Eternal Energy.jpg
    The Woman with Eternal Energy, 2021
    Aquarelle on watercolour canvas
    Lucille Proulx
    My seven pregnancies were a source of energy for me. I produced 8 children, who in turn produced 19 grandchildren and 9 great grand children. A never-ending tune of life.
    #20 From Mother to Art Therapist.jpg
    From Mother to Art Therapist, 2021
    Photo collage on canvas, acrylic paint and markers Lucille Proulx
    This article appeared in a women’s magazine in Thailand called "Cheewajit" by Matchima Sukkong, with photography by Chanriatip Nuntachaibuncha. She interviewed me when I worked at CPCR (Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights) in Bangkok, Thailand in 2005.
    Price: $400
    #21 The Purple Collar Miniature.jpg
    The Purple Collar, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    Lucille Proulx
    Having fun with abstract!
    miniature,
    Price: $50
    #24 The Towel Label, miniature.jpg
    The Towel Label, 2021
    Acrylic paint on canvas
    Lucille Proulx
    As it appears in most of the artwork, I thought it should have a canvas of its own.
    Price: $50
    #22 The Woman in Egypt.jpg
    The Woman in Egypt, 2021
    Acrylic paint, collage, desert sand
    Lucille Proulx
    I went to Egypt with my colleague and friend Michelle in 2019 to teach. The pyramids, the minarets, and the camels were as inspiring as the sand in the desert of Israel.
    Price: $350
    The Woman on the Towel, 2021
    The Woman on the Towel, 2021
    Giclee print mounted on board
    Lucille Proulx
    miniature,
    Price: $50
    #28 The Belgium Woman (1).jpg
    The Belgian Woman, 2021
    Acrylic paint on tissue paper, on canvas Lucille Proulx
    In 1955 I went to Belgium and enjoyed seeing the Manneken Pis and brought home a small piece of Belgian lace. Although I did not see women like this one, she reminded me of my time there.
    Price: $100
    #29 The Irish Woman.jpg
    The Irish Woman, 2021
    Acrylic paint on tissue paper, on canvas Lucille Proulx
    Her large flapping yellow collar recalled my wish to go to Ireland. Although I lived in the British Isles in the 1950s, I never ventured to the green country.
    Price: $150
    #30 The Musical Woman.jpg
    The Musical Woman, 2021
    Acrylic paint on tissue paper, on canvas Lucille Proulx
    This pensive woman is carrying a lute and sitting next to her piano and speaks of my love for live music. I began studying piano at 80 years old, and practice regularly. There is a hint of a piano in the foreground.
    Price: $200
    The Woman in Clay, 2021
    The Woman in Clay, 2021
    Mixed media collage on wood panel
    Lucille Proulx
    With the use of a photo, I examined the woman from the clay statue. I found the woman to be shy with a loving face.
    frontal view,
    Price: $200
    #33 The Woman in the Statue, back view.jpg
    The Woman in Clay, 2021
    Photo collage, acrylic on canvas
    Lucille Proulx
    With the use of a photo, I examined the back of the clay statue inspired by the Woman on the Towel.
    back view,
    Price: $150