The impressionist pastel
Legend : Pierre Vallon in the Castle of Cangé: communion with Nature

Back in his village, Saint-Avertin, after a long stay in Ports-sur-Vienne, Pierre Vallon enriches his collection, avoiding dispersing it. It is necessary you to cross the gate giving access to the flight of steps of a very pretty residence, to discover, concealed by the home, the studio of the painter. Enthralled by his art, Pierre Vallon for a long time fixed in Ports-sur-Vienne, lives among his pastels. Proud of his amateurism, this master of colour – having declared as freelance shop fitter and decorator – could, since about fifteen years, fulfil a very precocious attraction for drawing and painting.
Enriched by lessons of Pierre Petit, of which he was one of the privileged pupils, Pierre Vallon was fast fascinated by the technical of the pastel. Preserving jealously his exclusive own technical. Impressionist, he made of its material, sometimes by treating it with a palette knife, a prompt faithful partner to translate from such escaped inspirations sometimes that the time.
The dot replaces the line, leaving a priority place for the light. Wich of the Nature, first, because he delight in, and the one whom the sensitivity clears of it. Pissarro, Sisley, Monet, Renoir, these most illustrious masters of the impressionism, felt the same feelings.
Then subtly coloured thousands of dots get married for the pleasure of the eye, true notes of a painting which is meant to be a concert of Nature: the very personal translation of the harmony of landscapes, green foliages, of stones hurdy-gurdies, from a Loire made languid at sunset, of a valley of Vienna particularly dear in his heart, or meanders of the secret Indre river.
"Every painting is an additional lesson, therefore an enrichment", pretends Pierre Vallon. He displays sometimes...( ) but sells hardly ever." I find it difficult to part from what I liked. And I passionately want to paint what creation gives us of more precious"». Perhaps you will see – in the curve of a way and by any time – Pierre Vallon under its umbrella, in front of its easel and his pastels. An instantaneous will be being born. First for his pleasure.

Pierre Vallon will display from March 7th, to B.N.P. of Tours, Nationale #90 street and to the Agency B.N.P. of the avenue of Grammont.

The painter will give one of his painting, "Look on Sands of Olonne" to the very next victor of "Vendée Globe Race".

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