Some of her art is currently owned by private collectors in the United States, Switzerland and France. It is also in the collections of the New York Public Library and the New York Art Students League. Other works were recently exhibited at the New York Gallery of Graphic Arts, the Lobby Gallery, Queensborough Community College, and la Galerie des Artistes in Auxerre, France.
Since moving to New York City five years ago, Véronique has specialized in two major techniques: monoprints and linoleum block prints.
Monoprints are one-of-a-kind pieces using water-based inks painted on a specially prepared plate of Plexiglas. Once the ink is dry, the artist next places a sheet of special thick wet paper on the plate, then runs it through a hand press. The art is thus transferred to the paper, which is then allowed to dry. Next, Véronique sometimes will add touches of extra hues with pastels or colored pencils following her inspiration. Other times, she will even add collage or oil-based ink and run the picture through the press again to give it more intense color and depth.
?I have always been attracted by vibrant colors and textures, she says, and my exposure to African art and culture left a strong mark on me as well. I like monoprint for the mystery and spontaneity it gives to my art. When I use collage on the plate itself and run the press again, the new material will leave a mark on the thickness of the paper. For me, it is like witnessing the process of creation; the result becomes a dialogue between the original painting and me. I think my approach to art is a result of sensibility, emotion and freedom.?
Linoleum block prints are a relief method of printmaking and thus quite different from monoprints. Starting with a linoleum block, Véronique first cuts away the non-image area to get the shape she eventually wishes to work from. That shape, once finely gouged, becomes her printing dye. After inking it with oil paint, she impresses the result on paper, using her trusted press again. She can produce an edition of several prints from one linoleum block cut. Using this technique, Véronique has recently produced a whole series of imaginary animals in cooperation with a French writer.
Véronique lives in New York City with her husband Claude Godard and their two children. Claude, as Maître Cuisinier de France, owns and runs Madison Bistro on 37th Street in Manhattan.
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