delphine poussot

My paintings are about light and transparency. I am fascinated by anything that is see-through such as water or glass.

Through the use of washes, color and values, watercolor’s organic and lively nature allows me to depict the beauty and emotion of the subject.

Born into an artistic family in Paris, Delphine began drawing and painting at age 3. Her father was a prominent architect, her mother a landscape architect, her great uncle designed airplanes and her great grandfather was the jewelry designer Mauboussin. Her talent was fostered at home and through study in France and other parts of the world. In Paris, Delphine studied under sculptor, Etienne Martin. As years and study progressed, she went on to earn a bachelor of fine arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her first career steps took her to combining accomplishments in sculpture and commercial art as she designed perfume bottles and packaging for the cosmetics field.

It was shortly after coming to the States that Delphine began serious study in watercolor. She has studied with Skip Lawrence, Frank Francese, and most importantly Nita Engle who taught her to paint with freedom and complete looseness and fluidity while retaining control where needed. She had always been moved and intrigued by the medium's organic and lively nature, after her classes with Nita her style settled to a very loose and airy adaptation that allows pigment to move with water, mixing in both controlled and unpredictable ways.

Poussot's watercolors combine a masterful talent of contrasting techniques. Her works glow with light and have the combination of soft movement and striking composition. She will tell you that she seeks to convey the absolute and miraculous beauty found in the simplest of creations. Delphine is a very disciplined and focused painter. And, that discipline and focus is driven by a passion fed by seeing her vision conveyed in pigment and paper.

Her artistic vision and diverse subject matter are fueled by her frequent travels around the world. Poussot constantly challenges herself by incorporating different uses of water and washes, as well as color and light, whether painting landscapes, still lifes or portraits of contemporary cultures.

Poussot has exhibited extensively in national and international shows over the past 30years. In addition to numerous shows at the American College in Bryn Mawr, Poussot has exhibited at the Artworks Oriental Galley In Oriental NC, the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts, the Mahler Fine Art Gallery in Raleigh NC, Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia, Garrubbo Bazan Gallery in West Chester, Galerie du Sud in Atlanta GA, the Morris Arboretum, and Port Grimaud, France. She is a Signature Member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society and Baltimore Watercolor Society. She has served as a trustee on the Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, lectured in their Visiting Artists Program and been President of the Art League from 2000 to 2004. She resides in Naples, Florida.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2011 The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 2009 The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 2006 The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 2004 The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 2002 The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 2000 The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 1999 Morris Arboretum, Chestnut Hill, PA
• 1998 French Corner Antiques, Haverford, PA
• 1996 The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 1994 French Corner Antiques, Haverford, PA

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2021 Members Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
• 2021 Members Philadelphia Watercolor Society
• 2020 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
• 2012 Aspects of the Summer at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences (LBIF)
• 2011 The Mahler Fine Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
• 2007 Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
• 2006 The Gallery Bellaria, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 2004 Garubbo Bazán Gallery, West Chester, PA
• 2003 Galérie du Sud, Atlanta, GA
• 2003 Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
• 2003 The Studios at Greenlawn, Downingtown, PA
• 2003 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Show, Bethesda, MD
• 2001 Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier, PA
• 2000 Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
• 1998 Galérie Brissoni, Audincourt, France
• 1998 Immaculata Art Show, Whiteland, PA
• 1998 Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, PA
• 1997 The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 1997 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
• 1996-1997 Penn State University, State College, PA
• 1995-1997 Academy of Notre Dame, Villanova, PA
• 1995 Woodmere Museum, PA
• 1995 Galérie Drouant, Paris, France
• 1994-2001 The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
• 1994-1999 Art League of Delaware County of Chilton: Franklin Mint Museum; Wayne Art Center; The American College, PA 1994-1999 Ethel C. Smith Gallery, Wayne, PA
• 1993 Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, PA
• 1993 Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
• 1993 Daylesford Abbey Show, PA
• 1993 Apremont, France
• 1992 Woodmere Museum, PA
• 1992-1996 Merry Mart - Haverford School, Haverford, PA
• 1990 Group Shows in France

Awards

• 2021 Philadelphia Watercolor Society
• 2007 National Watercolor winner - Best of America Watercolor Artist Competition
• 2001, 1998, 1996; Impressions
• 1997, 1993 Art League of Delaware County
• 1995 Art League of Delaware Ethel C. Smith Gallery
• 1994 Franklin Mint Museum
• 1994 American College

Collections

Delphine's watercolors can be found in many corporate and private collections such as the Pew, Haas & Rock families of Philadelphia, as well as distinctive collections throughout the United States and Europe.