Annie Chanu

Drawing, abstract or figurative painting, recovery of furniture to transform it into a work of art, Annie Chanu has invented a universe with multiple contours.

Originally from Normandy, she has had an artistic streak since childhood, which led her to live in Paris. It was there that she had her first painting lessons, her first artistic relationships, her first experiences as an artist.

Annie Chanu is a well-travelled woman of the world, living today between Paris and the inspiring countryside of the Eure. Open-minded, dynamic and passionate, the world of art has always attracted her. Ballet, theatre, music and of course painting are an integral part of her life. She has often lacked the time to indulge her passions.

Today she can finally express herself freely according to her desires. Painting is above all for her a privileged moment of serenity, quietude and escape where time stops. It is essential to her balance, therapeutic so to speak.

She draws her inspiration directly from the nature that surrounds her. She is in love with colour, all colours, and could not imagine a world in black and white! Her paintings are often very colourful, rich and textured. After pastel and oil paint used in the figurative style, she now works mainly with acrylic paint in a contemporary style.

Abstract period

A new stage in her life begins in 2020, just before the pandemic, in her return to her roots in Normandy. Leaving Paris to be with nature, finding a calm and peaceful life. It is with the free time and this environment that the artist could really start to paint again. For her, painting is a question of inspiration but also of mood.

In this renewal, it is finally the abstract that will emerge, a mixture between pouring and painting techniques that belong to her and define her own style. Her resolutely modern canvases with vibrant colours undoubtedly reflect her personality!