The story of The Heart of the Neighbourhood
Maison Grocaut got the chance to be approached by NDP team to create a custom-made piece of art to decorate the walls of their office on Beaubien street.
It's with a great joy that the Maison presents you this very special piece of art that was ordered to us by the NDP office, the political party of the deputee of Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood in Montréal, Alexandre Boulerice.
Instagram post of Alexandre Boulerice on October 14th, 2022
After having assisted to the opening evening of Amandine's first paintings exhibition called "Human landscapes" and displayed at Café Colibri in April 2022, Alexandre ordered her a painting to represent his attachement to the neighbourhood and to its culture.
He had really enjoyed the style of the other Rosepatrie landscapes that he discovered at the exhibition (Evening Fresh and Peaceful Morning) and thus chose a view of one of the most iconic places of the neighbourhood : Molson park.
The picture of Molson park which was used as a reference for the painting, taken in the morning in July 2022
This painting is twin with the one called Resilience, which was offered as a gift in January 2024 to the shelter for women victims of domestic violence who welcomed Amandine after she survived her agression one year earlier.
You can see the first sketches below :
Early stages of the twin paintings : Resilience on the left, The Heart of the Neighbourhood on the right
The Heart of the Neighbourhood is now proudly decorating the walls of the NDP office on Beaubien street East.
The Heart of the Neighbourhood
Acrylic paint on new canvas - October 2022