Pascale Pratte
Pascale Pratte discovered her passion for drawing in childhood, setting up a small kiosk in Old Montreal at just ten years old to sketch the faces of passersby. After studying graphic design and digital art, she felt the need to return to a more instinctive form of creation and traded the screen for the paintbrush—a decisive move that marked the beginning of her gallery career. Her work, now exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Europe, explores the power of observation and the fragility of humanity.
Through her series "Heart of Ash ," Pascale Pratte creates strikingly intense black and white portraits. Devoid of color, she goes straight to the heart of the matter: it is the contrasts, the shadows, and the light that tell the story. Oil paint becomes for her a language of flesh and emotion, while charcoal powder, like a veil of ash, evokes the ephemeral beauty of life. Fascinated by gazes, she seeks in each canvas that silent connection where the soul seems to breathe. Her sensitive and authentic works reveal the humanity we all carry in our eyes.
