ABOUT ME
Claude Perreault found his path as an artist at the tender age of six, at his aunt’s house, staring at the flocked wallpaper in her bathroom. Claude found that when he crossed his eyes, he could move the dots around in his field of vision. At one point, the polka dots merged. Suddenly, the wall appeared to be six feet away. Claude was startled, and two things happened at this moment: one, he established his abiding lifelong passion as an artist – the mechanics of binocular vision, and the way it defines (and warps) the way we perceive the world; and two, he immediately accepted that profound artistic inspiration can strike quite literally anywhere.
Claude has been a devoted student of art ever since, his art work has led him around the world, from Tokyo to Dubai, from San Diego to Cairo and back home to B.C. Through his commissioned mural works, he’s painted in a diverse range of styles: from classicism, photo-realism, surrealism, to abstraction – the list could go on, but one look at the portfolio will give you an idea of the styles and mediums he works in. Whether it’s an abstract mural or a plein air painting, Claude’s devotion to his art pours into everything he does.
Claude is grateful that he’s been fortunate enough to call this abiding obsession a career and thanks you for taking the time to peruse his work here.
PROCESS
ABOUT ME
Claude Perreault found his path as an artist at the tender age of six, at his aunt’s house, staring at the flocked wallpaper in her bathroom. Claude found that when he crossed his eyes, he could move the dots around in his field of vision. At one point, the polka dots merged. Suddenly, the wall appeared to be six feet away. Claude was startled, and two things happened at this moment: one, he established his abiding lifelong passion as an artist – the mechanics of binocular vision, and the way it defines (and warps) the way we perceive the world; and two, he immediately accepted that profound artistic inspiration can strike quite literally anywhere.
Claude has been a devoted student of art ever since, his art work has led him around the world, from Tokyo to Dubai, from San Diego to Cairo and back home to B.C. Through his commissioned mural works, he’s painted in a diverse range of styles: from classicism, photo-realism, surrealism, to abstraction – the list could go on, but one look at the portfolio will give you an idea of the styles and mediums he works in. Whether it’s an abstract mural or a plein air painting, Claude’s devotion to his art pours into everything he does.
Claude is grateful that he’s been fortunate enough to call this abiding obsession a career and thanks you for taking the time to peruse his work here.
PROCESS
For large commissioned works, Claude prefers to work off site in studio, using a method that he has distilled over time. The pieces are measured out, completed on canvas, and then shipped and installed on site.
He has perfected this method of canvas installation over the years, executing everything from a 76 ft circumference hemispherical dome (the work was completed in 12 panels – he actually removed the segments of a paper globe of the earth, and mapped out the panels in miniature), to a single seamless panel 10’ wide x 42’ long applied to a barrel vaulted ceiling. This off-site technique is more cost effective and convenient, and allows Claude the time and space to complete the work without the pressure of him occupying the space throughout the execution of the project.