May west (2023) Painting by Manon Germain

Manon Germain was born in 1959 in Montreal. She studied Ceramic Plastic Arts at Cégep du Vieux- Montréal. During her studies she works on weekends and during the summer in the pottery workshop that her parents own. She therefore participates in the design and finishing of pieces of stoneware pottery. Her learning takes place quickly in the pottery workshop. She then goes on pottery turning technique. She creates different useful pieces in pottery: pots, cups, bottles, etc. In her experimentation process, she touches on the art of Raku and high temperature cooking. When her two daughters were born, the artist must find a stable job to support his family. She returned to province of Quebec, Canada to Prévost in the Laurentians in 1991 after being living in British Columbia for 9 years. Then she worked in a notary's office. Her children grow up and she naturally returns to her former love: art. The artist chooses animal painting at the beginning with acrylic then after a years or two she decided to jump into portraits painting with oil. In the meanwhile she is trying still life from time to time, just to see if she can feel something new and different. She gets into reading to learn painting techniques to learn more. YouTube helps her to see how to do . She bought video lessons from artists to learn more . Fascinated by details, portraiture is now her passion - realism is important to her - in order to capture a person's gaze, its mystery and its history as best as possible. Since 2013, she has exhibited her works in Canada, France, Romania. Manon Germain is also part of several artistic associations including The association of artists of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs. 2019 She just won an Excellence Award winner: Frida Khalo The Healing Power of Art & Artists 2020-2021 she is a new member of " federation of Canadian artists". 2020 She received a Certificate of Achievement from Portrait of Society of Canada

• Nationality: CANADA
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
• Groups: Certified Artists Contemporary Canadian Artists