Paul spent three months in 2004 island-hopping in the
Indian Ocean in search of his Creole roots. This
culminated in “Voyage en mer indienne”, a watercolour
exhibit at The Centre Francophone of Toronto, in
September of 2005. He was also a contributing artist for
the Creole month held the same year in Montreal. He is a
member of KEPKAA (Komite Entènasyonal pou
Pwomosyon Kreyol ak Alfabetizasyon), and a founding
member of the International Organization of Creole
People - Toronto chapter.
Indian Ocean in search of his Creole roots. This
culminated in “Voyage en mer indienne”, a watercolour
exhibit at The Centre Francophone of Toronto, in
September of 2005. He was also a contributing artist for
the Creole month held the same year in Montreal. He is a
member of KEPKAA (Komite Entènasyonal pou
Pwomosyon Kreyol ak Alfabetizasyon), and a founding
member of the International Organization of Creole
People - Toronto chapter.
| Paul Comarmond Man of Many Colors |
Born in Mauritius, Paul practiced and taught art in Mauritius for several years, winning
several awards when still a teenager.
When he moved to Canada in 1974, he discovered the works of Winslow Homer and other
New England watercolorists and this revealed his true calling. Fascinated by the possibilities
and the challenges of watercolor as well as the chemistry involved in its making, Paul from
then on devoted his life to the discovery of the medium. Watercolor still remains his favourite
art form. Delacroix said it: “ I have never found transparency such as the one found in
watercolors.” And as Paul himself puts it: “With no other art form can I obtain such freshness
and lightness. There is something extremely sensuous about the fluidity of the water that lay
down on paper the pigments of color with soft and gentle strokes.”
several awards when still a teenager.
When he moved to Canada in 1974, he discovered the works of Winslow Homer and other
New England watercolorists and this revealed his true calling. Fascinated by the possibilities
and the challenges of watercolor as well as the chemistry involved in its making, Paul from
then on devoted his life to the discovery of the medium. Watercolor still remains his favourite
art form. Delacroix said it: “ I have never found transparency such as the one found in
watercolors.” And as Paul himself puts it: “With no other art form can I obtain such freshness
and lightness. There is something extremely sensuous about the fluidity of the water that lay
down on paper the pigments of color with soft and gentle strokes.”
| Paul Comarmond |
| More on Paul's heritage: Creole and its Mauritian Context |