Artist of the day

Friday, June 26, 2026

Artist of the Day, June 26, 2026 : Alain Bertrand, a French painter [New artist to watch in 2026] (#2563)

Alain Bertrand (1946) has discovered his gift for drawing during his childhood. He would copy comic magazine covers like Mickey or Tintin. He spent his teenage years in a boarding school in Evreux, France. There was an American military base close to the boarding school and he discovered this way American cars (Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile…). Immediately, he becomes passionate about the American universe.

He traveled for the first time in the USA in 1976. The trip was a revelation for him; he discovered the universe of trucks. They will have a great influence on his work.

Having worked as advertising illustrator, he quits his job and start to paint full-time. His works are influenced by hyperrealism. He paints the USA of the '50s, US cars, airplanes or bands from the '70s. Influenced by Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper or Richard Estes, he wants to show the American way of life.

Alain Bertrand shows his paintings in sevaral art galleries, in Europe, in Paris, London, in Belgium, in Portugal… and in the USA.

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Alain Bertrand at work!

Sedan de Ville, 2007

Muddy Waters, 2009

India Tuk Tuk in Varanasi, 2012

India Scooter in Jaisalmer, 2012

Superwomen, 2013

Corsair, 2014

Entrée en gare, 2014

Farmer before the storm, 2014

Hollywood Chrysler, 2014

Near the airport, 2014

Pin Up B17, 2014

Sin City, 2014

Waiting, 2014

Empire State, 2015

Sentimental Journey, 2016

Tiki Bar, 2018

Shark Nose, 2019

Tornado, 2019

Grand Central Station, New York, 2020

Saint Louis Cinema, 2020

Translux, 2020

Lake Tahoe, 2021

Mustang P51, 2021

Ignition Special Nose Art, 2014

Classy Chassy Nose Art, 2014

High on fire Nose Art, 2014

Night fighter Nose Art, 2014

Sky Sheriff Nose Art, 2014

Team America Nose Art, 2014

Bomb Babe Nose Art, 2014

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Artist of the Day, June 25, 2026 : Elaine Cameron-Weir, a Canadian visual artist (#2562)

Elaine Cameron-Weir (1985) is a Canadian contemporary visual artist known for her industrial and conceptually driven sculptural practice.

Cameron-Weir was born in Alberta, Canada. She received an BFA in Drawing from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2007. She received an MFA in Studio Art from New York University in 2010.

Cameron-Weir has exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions including "exhibit from a dripping personal collection" at Dortmunder Kunstverein in Dortmund, Germany; "viscera has questions about itself" at New Museum in New York, New York; "Dressing for Windows (Exploded View)" at SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia "Star Club Redemption Booth" at Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington; and "Outlooks: Elaine Cameron-Weir" at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York. In 2023, Cameron-Weir was also commissioned by the Celine Art Project to create a sculpture for Celine's Miami Flagship store.

In her practices, Elaine Cameron-Weir grapples with questions of individual and collective human survival, while also considering the potential for renewal and transformation in states of being and forms of knowledge. Her work is informed by belief systems that structure how people make sense of and meaning in the world, from science and religion to nationalism. Symmetry, sleekness, and industrial materials define Cameron-Weir's sculptures. Her sculptures incorporate objects repurposed from their scientific, medical, military, or faith-giving function into reliquaries or representations of larger systems of belief and power. Materials can also be ephemeral, incorporating heat, light and scent, suggesting transformative processes. Cameron-Weir’s integration of scents into her artwork often calls upon their meanings in a greater cultural memory, choosing scents such as frankincense, labdanum, and myrrh, that evoke rich histories, ritual, and myth.

Cameron-Weir has an established parallel writing practice in step with her artworks. Her writing often serves as a preparatory sketch, poetic prose or found “raw text” culled from various sources, establishing a source from which the artworks and often their titles, spring forth from.

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