The Reader — oil painting by Caroline Thibault
The ReaderOil on canvas · 2021 · Private collection

Canadian painter · Québec

I paint presence,
light, life.

Works in oil and pastel, shaped by faces, nature, and those moments when the world feels fully alive.

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A painting of presence

Light does not decorate the subject.
It reveals it.

I paint what deserves to be seen slowly: a gaze, light moving through a landscape, life in its simplest forms.

Selection

Selected works

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At Evening’s Threshold

At Evening’s Threshold

Oil on canvas · 8 × 10 in · 2024

Private collection
Last Light

Last Light

Soft pastel on Canson paper · 9 × 12 in · 2025

Available
Nectar of Life

Nectar of Life

Soft pastel on UART paper · 10 × 11.5 in · 2025

Available
A Living Exchange

A Living Exchange

Soft pastel on UART paper · 8 × 10 in · 2025

Available
The Bridge at Dawn

The Bridge at Dawn

Oil on canvas · 12 × 16 in · 2025

Available
Patagonian Silence

Patagonian Silence

Soft pastel on UART paper · 9 × 12 in · 2025

Available
Self-portrait by Caroline Thibault

The artist

Painting what
remains alive.

My work begins with a sense of wonder at presence — in a face, an animal, a flower, or a landscape transformed by light.

I seek a classical and sensitive form of painting, one that welcomes the gaze and leaves a lasting impression.

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Self-portrait · Oil on canvas · 2025

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