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Painters go through periods when their artistic aesthetic, choice of materials and color palettes change. This is the case for painter Alain Le Chatelier, who is exhibiting at Les Artisans jewelry store in Gustavia until early March. This new exhibition reveals the painter's love of gardens and nature, as well as his mastery of color and impeccable technique. Alain Le Chatelier has created a new series of small tropical paintings, as well as a collection of paintings inspired by his garden in France. This year's theme is bucolic, and the main color is blue. "After a few years devoted to red, with the use of gold leaf, I wanted to get back to basics," explains the artist. "These paintings are more natural. " Perhaps, but "natural" is subjective for an artist who paints blue cacti and stylized blue gardens, inspired by those he's seen in Saint-Barth, in the hexagon or even the Valombrose botanical garden, in Guadeloupe. "Many of these scenes are invented," admits the artist, who doesn't paint exactly what he sees. But it's precisely this inventive artistic spirit that makes these paintings so appealing. And when you look closely at Alain Le Chatelier's paintings, there's always something new to discover: a ladybug flying in the corner, a sailboat in the distance, a plane landing overhead, a floral urn. Adding his attention to detail to a seductive color palette, he invites us to join him in his garden.
Opening Friday, February 7, 6-8pm
Les Artisans, 8, rue G. de Gaulle, Gustavia
