Trompe L'Oeil, Murals and Paintings of Yves Lanthier

	Born in St. Jérôme, Québec, Canada, Yves passion for artwork led him to explore Europe and Asia for sixteen years, where much of his style was influenced by the " Old Masters." Yves discovered his talent at the age of six, wile sketching a portrait of his teacher like a Rembrandt. Residing in Florida since 1989, Yves established " Yves Fine Paintings & Trompe L’Oeil " in 1990. His unique technique and designs have grown to be unsurpassed in quality and excellence.
In the past few years, the growing demand for his work has allowed him to create large oil paintings, elaborate staircase settings, along with "Trompe L’Oeil" embracing the ceilings and walls of the living areas in numerous East Coast mansions. His commissions include, Fisher Island, Star Island, Indian Creek, Manalapan, Palm Beach estates and Celine Dion’s estate in Jupiter, Florida. Yves versatility in style comes from a mix of the Old World with surrealist, fantastical, mystical and utterly serene. His artwork and design has won multiple awards and is recognized by the art industry as one of the leading original Artists. Yves Lanthier has been profiled in numerous publications including Florida Design, Art Business News, Palm Beach Illustrated, Boca Raton News and named one of the World’s Best Trompe L’Oeil Artists.
RECENT AWARDS AND CREDENTIALS 2004 Book release "The Art Of Trompe L'Oeil murals" 2002, Fauxcademy Awards Speaker 2002, 2003, 2001, 2002, 2001 O&Y Gallery, Florida, U.S.A. 2001 Biltmore, Presidential Gala, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A. 2000, Amphitheatre Bell, 100 La Gauchetiere, Montreal, Canada 1999, Gallery Opening & Grand Exibition "Salon D' Art Yves Lanthier " Blainville, Quebec, Canada 1998, 1999, 2000, Award Winner Corel World Design Contest. 2000, Featured at: Corel Designer.com 1990 Established " Yves Fine Paintings & Trompe L¹Oeil ". 1999 Noted Speaker and Seminar Leader for digital artwork. Read what attendees had to say:
³Enjoyed the process and his use of this medium. Highly talented. Amazing!² ³ Enjoyed his work. So nice to see work from an artist¹s viewpoint. Mr. Lanthier was an inspiration! His traditional approach of fine art and application of high-tech tools in achieving his artistic goals really lifted my sense of creativity.² ³ Very impressive, especially the use of Draw and Paint in his artistic applications.²




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