{"id":21928,"date":"2023-09-16T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T18:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T08:20:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T13:20:06","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;min-height:351px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0Y0A4819.jpg\" 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https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677.jpg 1024w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"74804\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677-416x260.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677-80x50.jpg 80w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8677.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"74804\"><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/how-abstract-art-transforms-the-atmosphere-of-a-room\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Abstract Art Transforms the Atmosphere of a Room<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/how-abstract-art-transforms-the-atmosphere-of-a-room\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-05-21T20:46:56-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t21 May 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T14:35:43-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3 June 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>A work of art isn\u2019t just for decorating a wall. It influences the energy of a space, the light, our emotions, and even how we experience a room on a daily basis. In a contemporary interior, abstract painting has a unique power: the ability to transform the atmosphere without imposing a specific interpretation. Through color,&#8230;<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/how-abstract-art-transforms-the-atmosphere-of-a-room\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-23624\" class=\"post-23624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/the-importance-of-color-in-abstract-art\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-300x225.jpg 300w, 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"23619\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2-67x50.jpg 67w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7903-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"23619\"><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/the-importance-of-color-in-abstract-art\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The importance of color in abstract art<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/the-importance-of-color-in-abstract-art\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2024-02-18T17:36:42-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-02-18T18:05:27-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Abstract art is a fascinating artistic movement distinguished by its lack of figurative representation. Instead of depicting real-world objects or scenes, abstract artists use shapes, lines and colors to communicate emotions, ideas and concepts. Among these elements, color holds a particularly crucial place. In this article, we look at the importance of color in abstract&#8230;<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/the-importance-of-color-in-abstract-art\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-22025\" class=\"post-22025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/just-what-is-abstract-art\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-300x231.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-416x320.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-600x461.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697.jpg 911w\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"15897\"><noscript><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-300x231.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-416x320.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-600x461.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697.jpg 911w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"15897\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-300x231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-416x320.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697-600x461.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_8697.jpg 911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"15897\"><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/just-what-is-abstract-art\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Just what is abstract art?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/just-what-is-abstract-art\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2023-09-16T21:13:44-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t16 September 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-09-16T22:17:40-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t16 September 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Over the centuries, there have been many trends in pictorial art. Just think of\u00a0Egyptian art, which rigidly depicted deities and pharaohs, or Romanticism which emphasized the expression of emotions, the individual and nature, or\u00a0Impressionism, which tried to capture the light and atmosphere of outdoor scenes. Abstract art emerged in the early 20th century with painters&#8230;<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/just-what-is-abstract-art\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-21807\" class=\"post-21807 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-uncategorized\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/a-print-why-not\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-285x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-1462x1536.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-600x631.jpg 600w\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" data-wp-pid=\"21770\"><noscript><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-285x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-1462x1536.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-600x631.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" data-wp-pid=\"21770\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-285x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-1462x1536.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6835-600x631.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" data-wp-pid=\"21770\"><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/a-print-why-not\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A print, why not?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/a-print-why-not\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2023-09-15T13:50:22-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t15 September 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-09-16T13:06:16-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t16 September 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>A print, why not? Original, unique and authentic works of art are always appreciated by collectors. However, they are often expensive and not accessible to all budgets. This is where high-quality prints come in. These reproductions may be limited, i.e. they are printed in limited quantities. They are usually accompanied by a certificate of authenticity&#8230;<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/a-print-why-not\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-7512\" class=\"post-7512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-step-by-step\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/arizona\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844.jpg 702w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-416x415.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-600x598.jpg 600w\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"7189\"><noscript><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844.jpg 702w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-416x415.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-600x598.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"7189\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844.jpg 702w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-416x415.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0Y0A7844-600x598.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"7189\"><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/arizona\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Arizona<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/arizona\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2020-04-25T15:09:31-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t25 April 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-11-18T09:59:52-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t18 November 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>I will show you the steps that led to the creation of the artwork titled Arizona . Step 1 I start by drawing random lines with watercolor crayons. Step 2 The firt colour is usually a dark one. Here, it&#8217;s a sepia. Step 3 I add spots of color that set the tone for the&#8230;<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/arizona\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21928","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blog - Chantal Proulx - artist painter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Blog - Articles portant sur diverses questions reli\u00e9es \u00e0 l&#039;art. - Blog articles related to different art questions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/blog\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/chantalproulx.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/chantalproulx.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blog - Chantal Proulx - artist painter","description":"Blog - Articles portant sur diverses questions reli\u00e9es \u00e0 l'art. - Blog articles related to different art questions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/blog\/","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/blog\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}