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Francine Gravel

Photo of Francine  GravelFrancine Gravel was born in Montreal on March 17, 1944.  She studied at the Montreal School of Fine Arts under Albert Dumouchel and Pierre Ayot and obtained a diploma in painting and printmaking in 1965.  She then obtained a teaching certificate in 1966 and taught in Quebec and Ontario in a number of schools and art centres.  In 1967 and 1969, she travelled to Europe, working for the most part in Belgium.  Upon her return to Canada, she worked in Toronto until her appointment at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary where she was an instructor from 1972 to 1976.  She then accepted a teaching position at Concordia University in 1976-1977 before moving to Vancouver where she lived and worked until 1986.  At that time she took up residence in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley where she now has her permanent studio.  She now lives in Kelowna and has worked solely as a painter and printmaker since 1978.



Francine  Gravel: At the End of the Rainbow Francine  Gravel: Escape to the Sunbelt Francine  Gravel: Afternoon In the Vineyard
At the End of the Rainbow
30 x 30 in.   Oil on Linen
Escape to the Sunbelt
44 x 54 in.   Oil
Afternoon In the Vineyard
36 x 48 in.   Oil on canvas
Francine  Gravel: Ecossaise Francine  Gravel: Un Coin Tranquille Francine  Gravel: Invitation Au Voyage 1/25
Ecossaise
24 x 49 in.   Oil on Linen
Un Coin Tranquille
20 x 20 in.   Oil on Linen
Invitation Au Voyage 1/25
24 x 24 in.   Metal Etching
Francine  Gravel: As A Day Awakens Francine  Gravel: Music At Twilight 1 of 2 Francine  Gravel: Music At Twilight 2 of 2
As A Day Awakens
40 x 48 in.   Oil on Linen
Music At Twilight 1 of 2
12 x 10 in.   Oil on Linen   
Music At Twilight 2 of 2
12 x 10 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: Serenade Hivernale Francine  Gravel: Ski Time Francine  Gravel: Apres la Recolte
Serenade Hivernale
10 x 10 in.   Mixed Media
Ski Time
30 x 30 in.   Oil on Linen
Apres la Recolte
8 x 6 in.   Mixed Media
Francine  Gravel: Joie d'Ete Francine  Gravel: Of a Celtic Legend Francine  Gravel: Temptation
Joie d'Ete
8 x 6 in.   Mixed Media
Of a Celtic Legend
24 x 12 in.   Metal Etching
Temptation
24 x 20 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: Wintertime Frolic Francine  Gravel: First Real Snow Francine  Gravel: The Carolers
Wintertime Frolic
24 x 30 in.   Oil on Linen
First Real Snow
20 x 10 in.   Oil on Linen
The Carolers
24 x 20 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: Dupuis le Jour Francine  Gravel: Serenade au Printemps Francine  Gravel: Minstrels
Dupuis le Jour
18 x 24 in.   Oil on Linen
Serenade au Printemps
7 x 10 in.   Watercolour
Minstrels
9 x 10 in.   Metal Etching
Francine  Gravel: Quand Je Serais Grande Francine  Gravel: L'Enceinte Circulaire 13/25 Francine  Gravel: Chez Nous
Quand Je Serais Grande
4 x 8 in.   Metal Etching
L'Enceinte Circulaire 13/25
9 x 12 in.   Metal Etching
Chez Nous
20 x 16 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: Solo 10/25 Francine  Gravel: Les Fils D'Atlas Francine  Gravel: Virtuose 14/25
Solo 10/25
5 x 10 in.   Metal Etching
Les Fils D'Atlas
8 x 6.5 in.   Metal Etching
Virtuose 14/25
29 x 25 in.   Metal Etching
Francine  Gravel: Hauteboiste Francine  Gravel: Trials of Icarus 20/25 Francine  Gravel: Where the Wind Blows
Hauteboiste
29 x 25 in.   Metal Etching
Trials of Icarus 20/25
12 x 18 in.   Metal Etching
Where the Wind Blows
30 x 40 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: Fall Orchard - Lino cut 1/1 Francine  Gravel: Spring Orchard - Lino cut 1/1 Francine  Gravel: Echo
Fall Orchard - Lino cut 1/1
5 x 3 in.   Print Media
Spring Orchard - Lino cut 1/1
5 x 3 in.   Print Media
Echo
24 x 20 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: In Transit Francine  Gravel: Ascent to the Moon Francine  Gravel: Sunday Ride
In Transit
20 x 6 in.   Oil on Linen
Ascent to the Moon
20 x 6 in.   Oil on Linen
Sunday Ride
48 x 60 in.   Oil on Linen
Francine  Gravel: Le Soloiste Francine  Gravel: Singing Lesson
Le Soloiste
14 x 14 in.   Oil on board
Singing Lesson
12 x 10 in.   Oil on canvas

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