Auclair had an early attraction to art. � Very young, I discoverered that I had a natural aptitude for drawing � she recalls. � My drawings of Bambi were in great demand, and I dreamed of working for Walt Disney Productions when I grew up �. But that was not to be, as life led her in other directions. For about 10 years she worked as a dance teacher, while drawing, theatre and litterature were just hobbies in her life.
It took a monumental discovery to renew Auclair's artistic passion. � Having had a difficult childhood, I felt an intense desire was to find my biological mother. In 1993, my life took a decisive turn when I discovered who she was. For my mother's own reasons, she wouldn't agree to a meeting with me.
However, from documents I was permitted to examine, I learned that my mother had studied at The Beaux-Arts de Montr�al and came from a musically talented family. I also learned that my father had been a scientist. This information about my biological parents' background was in such contrast with the physical and social setting in which I was reared.
� The same day that I learned about my parents and my past was the day I decided to apply myself to my art. I dusted off my pencils and started working in earnest and have never stopped.
Knowing my biological mother was an artist was a very powerful emotional motivation for me to apply myself to my own art. I now have the conviction that drawing is a part of who I am. �
Defining herself as a self-taught artist, Auclair says, � My work is very instinctive, though I'm influence by others and admire the work of many artists � 

 

Since 1992 I have primarily concentrated on a series of drawings and paintings using watercolor and diverse drawing media. The imagery in the individual pieces involves realistic and meticulously rendered interpretations of subject matter.

The body of work has evolved into a visual documentation of the peripheral visual information surrounding 'main events.' Main events can be defined as being subjective experiences that are charged with emotional expectations and attachments. Examples of main events include waiting for a friend at an outdoor caf� (or sitting alone immersed in thought), patronizing a bakery prior to entertaining, and a cross country automobile trip with stops for gasoline at truck stops.

The interpretation of the exchange with the friend (or the cross-country trip, etc.) is dependent upon the events that occur prior to and after the experience; whereas, the unchangeable reality is reflected in the pigeons underfoot, pin ball players at the truck stop, the graffiti delivery truck parked across from the bakery, or a thought or vision inspired by current events.

The peripheral visual information brings forth subjective associations and experiences for each of the viewers. It draws us into and then out of mundane reality into the realization of the greater whole. Thus the connection to spirit.