This portrait is complementary to that of Auguste
  
 Artist's interpretation
  
 This monochrome portrait is a tribute to the sculptor Camille Claudel (1864-1943) whose prolific artistic career, but in the shadow of the sculptor Auguste Rodin, will end abruptly by a forced psychiatric internment which will last the last thirty years of his life. .
  
 Let's first say that this painting is part of a mini-series of two portraits which represents an essential couple in the world of sculpture. This is the portrait of the sculptor Auguste Rodin on the one hand accompanied by the portrait of his muse Camille Claudel on the other. I was fascinated not only by their remarkable artistic journey, but also by the whole tumultuous side of the couple and of course by the tragic fate of Camille Claudel at the end of her life.
 I opted for a monochrome technique in the realization of the two canvases. For Camille's portrait, I chose payne's gray color pigment, which is a more subdued color like her career in the shadow of the master sculptor Auguste Rodin.
 To make this portrait, I used a technique inspired by pointillism using small touches deposited with a painting knife and in the most random orientations possible. The work by stacking touches also makes it possible to develop a superb texture on the canvas.
  
 Technical data
  
 Title of the canvas: Camille
 Artist: Luc Fortier
 Year of completion: 2020
 Location: Montreal
 Theme: Portrait
 Style: Contemporary Pointillism
 Medium: Acrylic on canvas
 Technique: Painting knife
 Original work size: 48 x 48 x 1.5 in (121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm)
 Support: Canvas mounted on gallery frame
 Hanging system included: Iron wire at the back
 Dominant color: payne gray