Marc Laisne

Marc Laisne is a painter from France based in Ottawa. He mainly paints landscapes on canvas with oil.
His work is inspired by nature in all of its form and forces. Marc’s paintings will show the viewer the two
contrasting sides of nature. The romanticized side that is calm, harmonious, peaceful and welcoming or
the destructive, merciless and absolutely to be feared. In the romanticized paintings, he makes the
viewers emerge themselves into it and imagine that they are as one with nature. As it has the power to
invite you in, to enjoy its clarity, therapeutic nature and undeniable peace.
On the other hand, Marc uses his paintings to illustrate the side of nature that we fear and will feel
absolutely helpless around. When the viewer looks at these enormous natural disasters such as
volcanoes or storms and even though it is on a relatively small canvas, the viewer cannot help but to see
its deadly forces. By using vivid colors and the glazing technique, he is able to make these landscapes
come towards you and draw you in. It almost makes the view think which they relate to. The calm and
romanticized side of nature or the explosive deadly side….or maybe both, you choose.

self thought artist.