Dominique Bachelet

Dominique Bachelet is a watercolor artist born and raised in northern France. She came to the US in 1979 and has lived in West Virginia, Colorado, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington state. She painted as a welcome relief from her job simulating the impacts of climate change. As Rachel Carson once said, “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts”. Dominique is a member of the Oregon Watercolor Society, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis Art Guild and Vistas and Vineyards Plein Air Painting group.

Painting is her escape: “You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint paradise, then in you go” (Nikos Kazantzakis). Birds, squirrels, other animals and familiar landscapes inspire Dominique to leave the challenging realities of this world and enjoy the beauty and lightness of the natural world. Sharing those feelings through her paintings she will “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud” (Maya Angelou).

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