Jo-Anne Edger

I was born in Montreal. I've always loved nature and wanted to live surrounded by lakes and mountains. I now live in the Laurentians on a wooded lot, on the edge of a small lake, at the foot of a mountain.

I trained as an elementary school teacher at the Université de Montréal, then completed a bachelor's degree in special education, followed by a certificate in visual arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal. I've been drawing and painting since I was very young. I've dabbled in several mediums: charcoal, graphite, watercolor, oil pastel and acrylic, but oil and dry pastel are my favorite.

I've been painting in oils on canvas and masonite since the 70s. I became interested in sanguine in the early 90s. I started with portraits, then the landscapes of the Laurentians inspired me. Later, I added a few timid colors to sanguine using dry pastels. Finally, around 2014, I made paintings using only dry pastels. Now I use oil paint or dry pastels, depending on my inspiration. My work expresses the beauty of nature, the grandeur, intensity and rhythm of life.

Occasionally, I write poetic texts related to my work. I present some of them on my website. From mid-April to mid-October, I work on the upper floor of the barn, heated as needed by a wood-burning stove. During the colder months, I work in my studio at home.


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