This painting is titled – "A sail boat between the Coconut Trees". For this painting, I painted the background in red before doing my drawing. (1) For the sea, I first painted a more or less plain background in emerald green, (2) then I painted lines that undulate a little in all directions in a paler emerald green. (3) For the moment, the sea was green. I then painted pale blue horizontal lines that cross the entire surface of the water before finishing with pale cobalt blue triangles on the ho

Pascal Lagesse Blog

25.03.2025

I do not make contemporary art

"I do not make contemporary art." This statement alone disqualifies my art to ever appear in a “Salon,” a “biennale” or an art museum. Let’s make it worse : “I believe in beauty and aesthetics.” Now I am really doomed ! I have been reading about how we moved supposedly forward from the great master’s paintings to “artist shit” in a can by Piero Manzoni and a banana taped on a wall by Maurizo Cattelan. In all my readings about contemporary art it is said that painting is dead, beauty is dead, aes

Pascal Lagesse Blog

15.04.2025

Preparing for My Exhibition: A Personal Challenge

Exhibiting my paintings is, without a doubt, the most difficult part of my journey as an artist.One of the more unpredictable and challenging aspects of living with bipolar disorder is how it can strike without warning. I live with Bipolar II disorder, which is described as involving cycles of depressive and hypomanic episodes — without the full manic episodes seen in Bipolar I. That said, the depressive phases in Bipolar II can be longer-lasting and more intense, which makes everyday life — let

Pascal Lagesse Blog

26.06.2025

Hidden disabilities Sunflower

I’ve had the honour of becoming an ambassador for the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower ; an international initiative that raises awareness and support for people living with non-visible disabilities. These include mental health conditions, chronic pain, neurodivergence, and other challenges that aren’t immediately visible.Mrs. Marie-Laure Ziss-Phokeer, manager of Small Step Matters (smallstepmatters.org), recommended me to Mrs. Nadjah Abbasakoor, the official representative of the Hidden Disabiliti

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Preparing for My Exhibition: A Personal Challenge

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