"Ghost Forest"
POEM: GHOST FOREST
(by Fleur Thesmar)
It's not only the sleet.
The earth is soaked by memories...
A mist of words stick to my skin.
I miss you, seeing you everywhere.
Yet, heavy drops shine over the buds
Up there in the tree
Like moons in the twilight.
IMAGES
Framed Watercolors, 22x30 inches
Ghost Forest is a series composed of a poem and ten abstract watercolors (22x30 inches, 26x34 when framed). They explore the landscape as an inheritance and a place for a new life. The poem says that we can't see a familiar landscape without thinking about the people missing, but also how the love they had for the place is inherited and memorized.
Starting in a meditative state, she paints freely on the canvas , relying on the words from the poetry. Part memory, part traces, part pigments, the watercolors look like inner landscapes metabolized by the artist. They evoke a spring forest in the South West of France starting to germinate.
Using environmental friendly materials in earthy colors, the series culminate in blooming, soft pink blooms. The images evoke the constant loop between the flow of images we are exposed to, and our memories and emotions. This abstract work intends to initiate a dialogue with the viewer, seeking to leave them a place for their own emotions. How do we communicate through images, and what does our consciousness interact with them?
Thesmar's previous work on the golden ratio informs the loose compositional structure of the paintings.
The painted artworks are watercolors on paper, framed in professional frames with anti-UV, anti-glare glass.
Most recent Exhibitions:
2026
Holy Contradictions, Solo exhibition, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, April 2026
Members juried show, CAA @University Place, Jan 7-Feb 27 2026
Listen to our planet, juried show, CAA@Canal Street Gallery, 650 E Kendall Street, Cambridge, Apr 23 - Jun 5
South Shore Arts Festival juried show, SSAC, Cohasset Town Common, June 19-21
2025
Member of Bromfield Gallery, Boston (Solo show in April 26)
Proof of Concept, Cambridge Art Association (fiber art)
Sincerely, [your name here], CAA (photography)
Memories, Gallery Twist, Lexington
Memory in Cloth, CAA (fiber art)
TAG Gallery, 460B Harrison avenue, Boston
2024
The Penrose Project, with Nicolas Sultan, Clémence Boulouque, and Sixième Son, Paris, France
Paris, les Fleurs, Galerie 82, Village Suisse, Paris, France
La Passion du Chiffre, Ordre des Experts Comptables, Paris, France
Patterns in Nature, CAA
Embracing Uncertainty, Transcending Perfection, TAG Boston
2023-2022
Renaissance (group exhibit), Résidence du Consul de France, French Residency, Cambridge, MA
Safekeeping, Surface Design Art Association
Spring into Art, New England Watercolor Society, Plymouth
"Flow: Art inspired by Movement and Sound" Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
National Tradition: reinvented, (textiles) curated by Erica Licea-Kane, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge
Crossing Border, juried by Josephine Halvorson, Copley Society, Boston, MA
Celebrate New England, New England Watercolor Society, Plymouth, MA
Tiny but mighty, American Tapestry Alliance, Knoxville, TN
Surface Area, Group exhibition in Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI
Biography
Fleur Thesmar (b. 1972, Paris, France) graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, and holds a Master in Sciences from Imperial College, London, UK. She is an interdisciplinary artist whose work encompasses watercolor, weaving, tapestry, video, and photography, with a focus on evoking the mystique and subtle strangeness of nature. After an early start in the arts, Thesmar returned to her creative path following a transformative shift from her former role as a lobbyist in France. Her move to the U.S. in 2015 and immersion in the expansive Californian landscapes sparked a renewed commitment to expressing nature’s shapes and rhythms in her work.
Thesmar’s process is rooted in environmental awareness. An allergy to preservatives in conventional paints led her to embrace natural, sustainable materials, reflecting her sensitivity to nature and forming a dialogue that invites viewers to pause, explore, and imagine. Her art offers a space for contemplation and discovery, encouraging a personal connection to the environment.
Thesmar’s works are exhibited in the USA and in France, and are held in private collections worldwide, including in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Her practice continues to evolve, guided by a commitment to artistic exploration, environmental consciousness, and a nuanced dialogue between the organic and the mystical.