Berthe Simard. Painter. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Petite-Riviere-Saint-Francois, Charlevoix, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

In the 1930’s Berthe Simard and her sister Marie-Anne were encouraged by Jori Smith and Jean Palardy to develop their talents and become artists. Berthe Simard was a painter  and also made painted wood carvings. Her colours were more subtle than her sister Marie-Anne’s but equally strong. Her subjects were the country-side and the sea.

Like Marie-Anne, her sister, she was among the Charlevoix artists featured in the book on Charlevoix painters: Peindre un Pays Where her story is told. She was also in the film: Paintres folklorique de Charlevoix,  ( ‘Folk Painters of Charlevoix’ ) made by Jean Palardy.

Ref: http://www.museedecharlevoix.qc.ca/en/history-heritage/folk-art

Ref: Richard Dubé et François Tremblay, Peindre un pays: Charlevoix et ses peintres populaires,
Laprairie: Éditions Broquet, 1989.

Daniel Pouliot. Sculptor. Woodcarver. St-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Quebec.  Active late 20th century – .

Daniel Pouliot is known for his very fine impressionist wood carvings using ‘as found materials. They are beautifully painted in ‘as found’ colours, and usually signed with his initials and the date.

A Rooster and Hen by Daniel Pouliot:

Daniel Pouliot Hen

Daniel Pouliot. His Mark:

Daniel Pouliot. His mark.

Rooster by Daniel Pouliot:

Daniel Pouliot Rooster

C. Jean. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec City. QC. Active 1950’s – 1960’s.

C. Jean was a flat-plane woodcarver. He made small unpainted carvings of birds and wild-life usually signed.

A Goose by C. Jean:

Carving of a Goose by C. Jean

Mark of C. Jean:

C. Jean His Mark.

Diane Cote. Sculptor. Kamouraska, Quebec. Active 2oth century.

Diane Cote made sculptures of people using the crotches of small trees or branches. In the manner of Nova Scotia sculptor Stanley Rector. They were painted.

Guy Boudreau. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Mauricie, Quebec. Active 20th century.

Guy Boudreau made naïve painted figural carvings. He signed his work. An example is shown here.

A carving of a seated man by Guy Boudreau:

Guy Boudreau. Sculptor. La Mauricie, QC,

Ref: Musee quebecois de culture populaire.   (A Trois-Rivieres.)