Couleur Café 2, Guerrier 4. This series of portraits, rendered in China ink and café, extends the artist's exploration of monochromatic themes, continuing the architectural urban drawings from 2003 and 2004. These works maintain the same restrained palette, emphasizing depth and contrast through the interplay of ink and café. In "Guerrier," a Montreal jazz singer is depicted with a powerful presence, assuming a pose inspired by her engagement with martial arts, holding an invisible sword. This piece continues the engagement with Serge Gainsbourg's poem, "Couleur Café," intertwining visual and literary art forms. The delicate brushwork and rich tonal variations create a textured and evocative representation, capturing the essence of both the subject and the poetic inspiration. Here, the tone of the drawing is markedly different, filled with tension and inner determination. https://platform.wise.art/author/norma/ https://www.instagram.com/normadesaintpicman/channel/ https://www.artsy.net/artist/norma-de-saint-picman