Hello from Brittany, France
 

I have been drawing portraits for as long as I can remember. I mostly work with soft pastels since 1990, when I first tried them in graphic arts school in Paris.

I hope to find the energy to try out new things in the lines of this forum.

You may find more and more of my work on my Flickr steam : http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesaint

Jean-Fran

Hi there and welcome.

I enjoyed browsing your website, I liked your work very much.

Hello Jean-Fran

Salut Jean-Fran

Jean-Fran

Very moving and beautiful portraits!

****! You know now that the power of our paintings comes from the magic potion!

Welcome Jean! May your time with us be a joy and our time with you a pleasure. You have an impressive collection of work and your appreciation for the craft is quite evident. So, find a chair and stay a while.

You get wonderful results from your pastel! I love the textures and colors. The sparkling lucidity of the eyes is startling!

Thank you all for your welcome,
It is such a pleasure to visit your websites, in addition to all there is to read in this forum.

@Claudemir Bonfim : "Seresteiros, 2006" has such good vibration, I see it as part of your Christ portrait series.

@Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco : Thank you so much for posting hi-res pictures of your paintings.
I relate to the way you paint with light rather than outlines. A magical way to paint, things and people seem to appear effortlessly under the brushstrokes.

@Marina Dieul : Je reviens d'une f