Jacques Barbeau. Painter. Sherbrooke, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.

Jacques Barbeau was cited in Boulizon as a naive painter.

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

Guy Bailey. Painter. Cap-de-la-Medeleine, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.

Guy Bailey was cited in Bouilizon as a naive painter.

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

Maurice Arsenault. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Celestin, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Maurice Arsenault was a naive sculptor. He made carvings of People, animals and relief carvings. He was mentioned in the Upper Canadian magazine in 1986 and 1988.

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

Arnold, (First name unknown.) Painter. Quebec. Active mid 20th century

Mr or Mrs Arnold was a naive artist who made landscape paintings in oil. There is a painting of building on fire illustrated in McKendry’s Companion. Signed and dated.  (Colour plate McKendry 1983 pl.92)

Ref:Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999 pl. 82) (1983 pl. 92.)

Alain Vachon. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Painter. Chertsy, Quebec. Active late 20th century -.

Alain Vachon uses wood, metal and any kind of ‘as found’ material to make highly inventive and imaginative sculptures of birds, animals and people. His work is at times touching and inspiring. He colours his sculptures where appropriate and signs his work. M. Vachon also paints. His paintings are full of movement and energy and are essentially finger paintings. They are done with acrylic on wood panels.

A sculpture of a Turkey by Alain Vachon. (Metal, saw blades,wood,nails,old pliers and more):

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And The Violinist by Alain Vachon, (Metal, Nails, Wire and Plastic:

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A painting by Alain Vachon. Beauty’s Restaurant. Acrylic on Wood panel:

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