The Mystical Flight of Suzanne

Born in Saint-Hyacinthe in 1945, Yves Morier studied law at University Laval in Quebec City, where he is attracted by the richness of the Old Quebec architectural patrimony. The analysis of Quebec artist works drove him to start painting in 1980.

Since then, he paints impressionism style artwork and he spends a large part of his leisure time to search the serenity in juxtaposing forms and colors into the development of his art. The touch of his oils and acrylics which is generous and spontaneous tells us precisely about his love of vivid and contrasting colors and brings a diversity and sound patch of his very personal artworks.

Inspired by the symbolic and religious painting of Ozias Leduc’s artworks, especially his “La Maison du Passeur” (The Passer’s House) and the numerous angels in his different oil paintings, Yves Morier, always searching serenity in his own paintings, tries to help suffering souls which are ready to leave earth, to visualize the separation of the body and the soul, the transition of the soul towards the light, the beauty and the celestial harmony, using the passer’s boat as stepping-stone for “Suzanne’s mystical “release” flight”, her angel passes from the shadow to the light, from one side of the river to “THE OTHER”.

Drawing on the symbolist and religious painting of Ozias Leduc’s works, on his painting The Ferryman’s House, and on the many angels depicted in his canvases, Yves Morier, always in search of serenity in his paintings, tries to help suffering souls who have reached the autumn of their lives visualize the separation of body and spirit, the passage of the soul toward the light, and celestial beauty and harmony, using the ferryman’s boat as a springboard for The Mystical Flight of Suzanne, her angel, passing from shadow to light, from one shore to THE OTHER.

This painting had been shown to Claudette to ease her passage to a better world a few days before August 5, 2000.

This is my favourite painting, which I had entered in competition at the Musée d’art de Mont Saint-Hilaire from September 15 to 24, 2000

and which I later took back into my possession, together with a friend... Judith Fortier.