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Bruno Côté
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Bruno Côté was born in Quebec City and from an early age developed an appreciation of the outdoors and the landscapes of his home province.
However, Côté did not turn to painting full time until the 1970s, holding his first solo show in 1978 in Baie-Saint-Paul where he settled with his family.
Prior to taking up the paintbrush, Bruno Côté joined his father’s business, a publicity firm that specialized in lettering.
Starting at age 17, the future artist learned the business of lettering, drawing billboards and experimenting with colour and working his way up to become the firm’s artistic director.
Bruno Côté is known to have made over 6,000 sketches that he would later look back on and use for ideas when he did take up painting and when he did, he did it with gusto. Not only did he paint close to home in Charlevoix County, Quebec, he travelled across Canada, coast to coast, from Vancouver to Newfoundland, seeking out new scenes.
Coté was known to arrive early in the morning at a spot where he could catch the effects of the rising sun on the landscape. At other times, he would wait until the sun was falling from the sky to capture the effect of the disappearing light.
Like other Quebec painters before and since, Bruno Côté wasn’t afraid of using colour, often quite surprising ones. In many paintings, it appears he deliberately tries to surprise the viewer, bathing a landscape painting in purples, golds, blues, reds and any other strong colour his imagination could conjure up. He used the entire colour wheel.
Some of Cotés works are pure landscapes while others show signs of human life: shacks, cottages , boats, small villages... Some of his best paintings are panoramic, starting with a view down a hill to a lake with mountains looming up past the water, topped by a swirling sky.
Bruno Côté was considered one of Canada’s finest landscape painters prior to his death in 2010. His paintings continue to be sought after by art collectors who recognize that Bruno Côté has followed in the footsteps of the Group of Seven and others who have sought to bring the natural world to life in paint.
Starting in 1978, Bruno Côté had exhibits of his paintings almost every year over 30 years until late in his life. His work is held by dozens of corporations in Canada and abroad, as well as by many private collectors.
However, Côté did not turn to painting full time until the 1970s, holding his first solo show in 1978 in Baie-Saint-Paul where he settled with his family.
Prior to taking up the paintbrush, Bruno Côté joined his father’s business, a publicity firm that specialized in lettering.
Starting at age 17, the future artist learned the business of lettering, drawing billboards and experimenting with colour and working his way up to become the firm’s artistic director.
Bruno Côté is known to have made over 6,000 sketches that he would later look back on and use for ideas when he did take up painting and when he did, he did it with gusto. Not only did he paint close to home in Charlevoix County, Quebec, he travelled across Canada, coast to coast, from Vancouver to Newfoundland, seeking out new scenes.
Coté was known to arrive early in the morning at a spot where he could catch the effects of the rising sun on the landscape. At other times, he would wait until the sun was falling from the sky to capture the effect of the disappearing light.
Like other Quebec painters before and since, Bruno Côté wasn’t afraid of using colour, often quite surprising ones. In many paintings, it appears he deliberately tries to surprise the viewer, bathing a landscape painting in purples, golds, blues, reds and any other strong colour his imagination could conjure up. He used the entire colour wheel.
Some of Cotés works are pure landscapes while others show signs of human life: shacks, cottages , boats, small villages... Some of his best paintings are panoramic, starting with a view down a hill to a lake with mountains looming up past the water, topped by a swirling sky.
Bruno Côté was considered one of Canada’s finest landscape painters prior to his death in 2010. His paintings continue to be sought after by art collectors who recognize that Bruno Côté has followed in the footsteps of the Group of Seven and others who have sought to bring the natural world to life in paint.
Starting in 1978, Bruno Côté had exhibits of his paintings almost every year over 30 years until late in his life. His work is held by dozens of corporations in Canada and abroad, as well as by many private collectors.