A native of Sanford, Maine, Plante is currently Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Winslow, Maine. He obtained a bachelor of fine arts at the Portland School of Art in 1984 and earned degrees in philosophy and theology from the University of Montreal and St. Paul's University, Ottawa. Plante's small-scale oil pastels represent natural objects and scenes from nature. His paintings of birds recreate the experience of glancing up and seeing a bird take flight. Plante has created two lengthy series of works, one devoted the exploration of the plum and the other depicting all of the birds native to the state of Maine.
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