Eggchange Painting

Mick Lestrade was born in Normandie, France.he began traveling at an early age, borne on one hair-raising adventure after the next. He went around the world several times. While hitch-hiking across Canada, Central and south America , and the USA , he found his home in Santa Barbara, California, one of his favorite places in the world .

Lestrade retreats to nature, where being in the here and now comes so easily. He finds the peace, sun, and the ultimate beauty overwhelm him with unlimited creativity waiting to be expressed.
Working primarily with acrylic, the self-taught artists wide variety of work sometimes includes
collage and different objects used to create a 3-dimensional look that transcends the accepted
definition of a painting. The process of splashing paint directly onto the canvas releases a spontaneity that results in a dynamic flow, and a work that is playful, humorous, mind-puzzling, subliminally mystical, and deeply provocative .
Lestrades paintings have inspired people of all ages, making them laugh and encouraging them to look at themselves the world and its issues.