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| “Poires II” © Patrick Bechtold |
Name: Patrick
Bechtold
Bio: Patrick
Bechtold lives and paints in
Folschviller, a commune in
the Moselle department in Lorraine in
north-eastern France. In May 2004, after some months of initiation into
drawing and watercolours, Patrick responded to an advertisement in Pratique des
Arts for a pastel course in Messein; the course was led by someone who would
change his life forever – Alain Victor. Taking the plunge immediately, Patrick
started winning prizes straight away, starting with a third in portraiture in Folschviller in 2004, followed by a first
in pastel in Creutzwald the same year.
Alain Victor
passed away in 2005, and Patrick subsequently studied under Claude Texier,
Thierry Citron, Gwenneth Barth, and Maxime Bochet. In the Numéro Spécial N°94 of Pratique des Arts, 2010, master pastellist Claude Texier
introduced her one-time student. Patrick had evidently gone from strength to
strength in a very small time period, demonstrating his passion and dedication
to the medium.
Medium: Pastel.
Apart from the more usual brands, Patrick uses Jaxell pastels (a brand new to
me) for their unique and particularly bright colours. Patrick has also moved on
from the normal supports of Canson, Art Spectrum and Pastel Card to
manufacturing his own supports with an acrylic base.
Subjects: Animals;
Figurative; Still Life; Landscape
Style: Loose,
painterly.
Navigation: This
website is available in French and in English. Main Menu remains available at
top of page.
Gallery: By year
from 2004 to date.
Image View:
Thumbnails enlarge on a new page and the enlargements may be scrolled..
Download is permitted. Poires, II is 47 x 50 cms.
Demo/Blog: No
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