Francois Lamothe to Exhibit at Conservation Center in Concord
Francois Lamothe’s pastel drawings will be on display at the Forest Society’s Conservation Center from Monday, October 4 through Tuesday, November 30.
Lamothe loves to paint en plein aire and can often be seen on the streets of Portsmouth in the summer. This fall he will share a series of pastel works in the Americana Primitive-Impressionist style that showcase the Seacoast and the beauty of rural New England. Lamothe is a lifelong camera bug who brings a photographer’s understanding of color, light, and composition to his work, which has been compared to that of the French Impressionist Maurice Utrillo.
Lamothe likes to say that pastels take the hard edge off reality. He prefers pastels to other mediums, such as oil paints, which need to be mixed on palate to each specific color. However, Lamothe has been known to apply up to 26 layers of pastels to get the precise color he seeks.
The exhibit is open for viewing Monday thru Friday from 9 am to 5 pm in the Conservation Center Conference Room, located at 54 Portsmouth Street in Concord, NH. As the Conference Room is used for meetings, please call (603)224-9945 before visiting to confirm that the room is open.
Founded in 1901, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is the state’s oldest and largest non-profit land conservation organization. Supported by 10,000 families and businesses, the Forest Society’s mission is to perpetuate the state’s forests by promoting land conservation and sustainable forestry. For more information, visit www.forestsociety.org.