Guy Boulizon. Painter. Montreal, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.

Guy Boulizon was a painter in the ‘naif’ tradition of Rousseau. An editor and art historian, Boulizon also was  a co-author of “Ces Paintres du Quebec et de L’Acadie”; a book about the ‘naif’ school in Quebec and Acadia.

Ref: G. Boulizon, Y. Daigle and A-M. Bost, Ces Peintres du Quebec et de L’Acadie. Ville Saint-Laurent.Editions du Trecarre. (1989).

Marie-Rosee Bouchard. Rug Hooker. Painter. Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec. Active early to late 20th century.

Marie-Rosee Bouchard worked with other family members at Moulin Cesar. She was known for her work with her sister, Mary Bouchard, designing and making hooked rugs in the 1930’s. Later in her life after her own children were grown, she became a painter, making paintings that she gave to her children.

A link to more background information about the Bouchard artists:

http://www.galerielacorniche.com/blog/marie-cecile-bouchard/

G. S. Bouchard. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec. Active early 20th century.

G. S. Bouchard was a naive woodcarver and known for a carving of a bust of a woman. He is cited in the records of the Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

Marcelle Bouchard. Painter. Montreal, Quebec. Active mid 20th century- .

Marcelle Bouchard is a naive painter. She paints social scenes from her childhood memories and stories. Marcelle Bouchard  is cited in Boulizon’s book as a painter of l’art naif’ in the tradition of Rousseau.  Two scenes are illustrated.

Marcelle Bouchard. The Shop:      

Marcelle Bouchard. The Antique Shop.

Her Mark:

Marcelle Bouchard. Her mark.

Marcelle Bouchard. A Neighbourhood scene in Montreal East:

Marcelle Bouchard. Montreal East.

Ref: G. Boulizon, Y. Daigle and A-M. Bost, Ces Peintres du Quebec et de L’Acadie. Ville Saint-Laurent.Editions du Trecarre. (1989).

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

Charles Bouchard. Sculptor. Woodcarver. St-Thomas-de-Caxton. Quebec. Active 20th century.

Charles Bouchard was mentioned in Les Patenteux as having made architectural models of buildings. He describes in the interview as building a ‘skyscraper’ modeled on the ‘Menier’ residence on Anticosti Island; a building that he visited and was impressed by.

Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).