Pascal Lareau’s paintings seem full of magic.  His quick dabs of bright pastels sparkle across the paper, while his long swishes of paint still retain a sense of lucidity. What makes Lareau’s paintings stand out even more then most artists’ is his lack of color.  There are oftentimes large portions of paper without even a hint of color.  Blank, white, however they are interpreted; they make the colors Lareau does use jump off the page and into the viewer’s imagination. 

Lime green dominates the color scheme, with accents of cotton-candy pinks, mystical lavenders, and flesh tones.  In paintings in which Lareau uses color more liberally, the colors overlap and drip into each other. Primarily fanciful portraits, Lareau’s work features characters that exude personality.  Whether a painting is just a headshot or shows someone in a particular scene, the viewer is apt to wonder about the story of the character’s life and circumstances.  The works of landscape and intangible concepts, meanwhile, stir up emotion through Lareau’s thick application of color. Pascal Lareau's works have been displayed and published in Europe and in Canada.