AJ AuCoin
A poet first and foremost, AJ AuCoin鈥檚 evocative multi-layered paintings on cardboard and canvas are designed to enhance and adorn his sonnets. Growing up with French spoken at home, English in school, and Gaelic gleaned 鈥渙n the streets鈥� of his largely Scottish hometown, language has always been crucial to AuCoin. Poetry in the form of sonnets began pouring out of AuCoin as a teenager, utilizing all three languages, but he only started painting at the age of 66 after retiring from his job as a 鈥渞aker man鈥� paving roads. Now 85, AuCoin鈥檚 passion for the natural beauty around him is palpable, noting that he never truly appreciated the exquisite scenery until he began painting it.
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A poet first and foremost, AJ AuCoin鈥檚 evocative multi-layered paintings on cardboard and canvas are designed to enhance and adorn his sonnets. Growing up with French spoken at home, English in school, and Gaelic gleaned 鈥渙n the streets鈥� of his largely Scottish hometown, language has always been crucial to AuCoin. Poetry in the form of sonnets began pouring out of AuCoin as a teenager, utilizing all three languages, but he only started painting at the age of 66 after retiring from his job as a 鈥渞aker man鈥� paving roads. Now 85, AuCoin鈥檚 passion for the natural beauty around him is palpable, noting that he never truly appreciated the exquisite scenery until he began painting it.
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