from FIRST to LAST - A Journey Through Art and Time by Robert Drouin

From FIRST to LAST is a memoir, artist statement and notice chronicling 
the artist’s work in the context of his personal life. It highlights some of
the art presented as important; worthy of acquisition by Canadian public
collections, and requiring this level of care for ongoing conservation.
Drouin, aware he cannot make this happen on his own, hopes this book will inspire readers to become advocates for the artworks.

FOREWORD:
At last, insightful writing comes from the mind, the heart, and the soul, of Robert Drouin; the painter who paints, the artist that draws, the human that feels, and intimately knows his work. There will be no misinterpretation made in the future by a writer or filmmaker spinning an assumed understanding of what this artist meant to say with his colours, brushstrokes, collages, and night dreams. 

When an art historian writes about a body of work, the result most often places the artist on a known course, as though the artist could see ahead knowing comprehensively the fullness of purpose and meaning of each piece. But here, the real story is written with reflection on purpose or impulse, and the hindsight that comes with the passage of time. 

No signal could be more pure than the artist saying which paintings are most important to him. Only he knows which of them has the fortunate arrangement of shape and form, or the beauty of a passage that most closely captures his fleeting energy, driving force, or curiousity while serving an impulse, an idea that comes from feelings that of themselves, have no image.    Mairi Budreau, AFCA

To enquire or purchase, please contact Robert Drouin. 
bobdrouin@gmail.com