During this 8th edition of  the “Arts en Balade Toulouse et alentour”, 182 artists in 97 places open the doors of their studio in Toulouse city and its surroundings.

182 artists in 97 places invite in their studios. During the two previous weeks you will be able to discover the creations of the artists of your district by visiting the anthologies in 11 partner locations. For Guilhemery district the anthology is organized at Cercle Laïque Jean Chaubet

I will be delighted to welcome you again to my studio on this occasion with Cathy Larroque Soussan, sculptor, who is my guest and to share with you beautiful moments of encounter. We will reveal our latest creations to you.

In this new personal exhibition, Annette Cunnac shows her work done over several years, paintings on canvas and pastels created outdoors as well as in her studio. Faithful to her artistic approach, she draws her inspiration from the sources of reality to transcribe it on the canvas. She paints to the rhythm of the seasons. During her walks in the countryside as well as on the banks of the Garonne in Toulouse or while traveling, she puts down her easel when a painting presents itself to her vision.

Her favorite theme revolves around the light that she captures through the skies and their fleeting atmosphere or even water and its reflections.  Thus are born the landscapes and moments of life that attracted her attention and which you can discover at the  Gallery Mage.

This exhibition is the resumption of the one presented in May 2021, suddenly interrupted by the lockdown. Despite everything Annette Cunnac continued to work in the tranquility of her studio. She also took advantage of the beautiful summer days to explore, at different times of the day, the banks of the Garonne in Toulouse. She placed her easel there to capture the colours and variations of light. The great skies reflected in the water, the mirror effect of brick buildings, the dome of “La Grave”, the “Hôtel-Dieu”, the “Pont-Neuf” and life alongside the banks constitute the core of her paintings.

“It was a rich experience full of inspiration and encounters. The dialogue with the walkers was immediate, it was a pleasure to make them aware of the poetic and colorful reality of the city”. 

This exhibition is the culmination of an intense year of creation. She reveals to us moments she lived, visual shocks that she seeks to express through painting. The lights and colours of Toulouse are the main theme. Nevertheless, she exhibits also landscapes of her native Tarn which never cease to inspire her.

In this new exhibition with Michel Averseng sculptor, Annette Cunnac presents a set of oils on canvas and pastels which offers a panorama of her work for twenty years. Her landscapes and scenes of life, inspired by her travels and her immediate surroundings, are the fruit of a sensitive observation of the life around her. She takes us by light and colors in her universe imbued with poetry.

Michel Averseng exhibits a set of statues, busts and compositions (original bronzes and plasters) as well as drawings which are the culmination of a lifetime of research and study. “Of a simple appearance, the statuary must be, in its material presence, a silent messenger of the spiritual richness of a complex humanity. A present and naturally understandable messenger in the heart of every human, whatever his culture”.

Annette Cunnac presents recent works produced in the tranquility of her studio, mainly pastels which light up the landscapes and scenes of life in Cambodia and in her region. The splendors of Khmer civilization interact with the local heritage of Occitanie.

Deeply marked by the landscapes of her native Tarn, Annette Cunnac also presents during this exhibition pastels recently made in situ in direct contact with nature in the countryside.

“I paint what my gaze captures and makes me feel at very specific moments, whether it is a landscape sublimated by a fleeting light or a colorful scene of life”.

Annette Cunnac welcomed a team of the 111 des Arts in her studio for an interview.

Painting exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in the context of Art en Capital at the Grand Palais in Paris.