[Noticias] Art Show Opening Feb 12th at The Studio - Benefit

 Vivianne Lachaud in conjention with the The Studio will be having an art opening on Saturday Febuary 12th from 3:30pm to 8pm.  Wine and cheese will be served.  The show runs through March 14th.

Vivianne is donating 50% of the proceeds to Amigos de Aniamles and Hogar Trisca.  She also has reduced the price of her art for this special event to make it affordable for Boquete residents.

Here is a reprint of the articule about Vivianne in the Bajareque Times Febuary edition:

Vivianne Lachaud, born in Provence in the south of France.  She had a difficult and traumatic childhood until, at the age of 5, when two wonderful farmers from southern France, adopted her.  Her parents taught her to love flowers and nature.  They were also spiritual and through their example influenced her to take a similar path.  Later in life these teachings became the basis for her success as an artist.  For most of her life she actually hated art.  While in school she studied dance and ballet.  At the age of 20 she moved to South Africa and later met her husband and they moved to Hong Kong.

As a means to relieve stress she enrolled unsuccessfully with western and European style art teachers -  she hated it!  "The teachers bored me to death," she said. A friends suggested she go view a demonstration of the Chinese style ink and brush painting. Vivianne fell in love with the method.  Chinese Ink and Brush requires the artist to be in a  standing position, the artists paint from their heart not from years of studying technique.  Vivianne was one of seven applicants accepted from the 30 that applied.  The style requires the artist to be in touch with their heart – that was why she was accepted. The art style is spiritually based, not based on technique.

The art teacher, Ms. Chan, recognizing Vivianne's talent, encouraged her to study with two Chinese Masters of the art, Master Joseph Ottan and Master Chao Fei-Shih. Vivianne does not accept commissions. A Parisian woman once offered her a large amount of money to paint a picture, but Vivianne refused.

Vivianne continued to paint but did not show her work as she thought it was not that good.  A woman from Paris was lecturing at her daughter's school on French art.  Vivianne's daughter invited the woman to come and see her mothers work.   She took one of Vivianne's paintings back to Paris to show the owner of the Galeria Artimus, on the Avenue Georges 5. The owner loved it.  They took 25 of her paintings and on the black tie opening night, 20 of them sold - one for $8000.  Other galleries in France, Paris, San Francisco and New York immediately wanted her paintings.

Featured in a "who's who" of magazines, Vivianne's  art has been in Marie Clare, Asian Art News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, City Life and Home.

Vivianne retired to Boquete in 2009 with her husband and later started the Blue Sky Women's group.  She has a beautiful home with an incredible atrium full of plants and flowers.  Shortly after moving she became seriously  ill but helped by the Hospice, she credits them for saving her life.

Vivianne feels the universe has blessed her and wants to give back, she will  have a one-person show at The Studio in Boquete.   The Studio is not charging any commission and  Vivianne is donating 50% of the proceeds to Hogar Trisca and Amigos Las Animales. The show opens Feburary 12th at 3pm with wine and cheese until 7pm.  The show continues  Monday through Saturday 9am to 4pm until  March 14th.