Sandrine Pelissier, AFCA, NWWS, SDWS

Watercolors, Acrylics and Mixed-media paintings on Yupo paper

I grew up in France but have been living in Canada for the last 12 years, I am currently located in North Vancouver and work from a studio on Pemberton Avenue.

I have two passions:
- Painting the effects of light with watercolor on paper through portraits and cityscapes ( http://www.watercolorpainting.ca/
- Building complex textures and edges with acrylics and mixed media on canvas (www.mixed-media-paintings.com) I go back and forth between those two painting techniques, they feed of and influence each other.

I started painting on Yupo paper with watercolors a few years ago and found the process very liberating, in regard to more traditional watercolor painting.

The fact that you can retrieve the white of the paper just by wiping it is in itself a huge difference. I also like that yupo paper forces me to paint looser as you have to give up some control when painting on that surface. I like the wonderful textures the paint makes by drying on that waterproof paper as well as the brightness of the colors you can obtain.

In the Tips and Techniques part of this website I detail some of the techniques you can use on yupo paper, I will continue to add more in the future. You can also check my blog, I post regular demos of the paintings I am working on:

Since 2002 I am an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and obtained the Associate Membership status in 2010. I am also a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society and San Diego Watercolor Society since 2010. My paintings have been exhibited in numerous juried exhibitions in Canada and in the United States.
I had a feature article in the August 2009 issue of Watercolor Artist magazine, have been published in a few books including the next book of the Splash series,( North Light Books' hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors) Splash 11 New directions: the Best of Watercolor, Splash 12 Celebrating Artistic vision , and the book, Best of Watermedia Worldwide (Kennedy publishing). I will also be part of Splash 13 Alternative Approaches, still in edit.