"I discovered the secret of the Flemish": Alain Reboux exhibits his luminous landscapes in the Couvent hall

Although we often talk about Dany Reboux, the president of the Friends of the Four du Mitan , since Wednesday, it is Alain, her husband and painter in love with the landscapes and villages of Provence, who is in the spotlight in the hall of the Couvent de Seillans.

Originally from Brittany, he spent his first thirty years in Paris , pursuing brilliant scientific studies which made him an engineer in the space sector, where he became technical manager of European weather satellites.

He developed a passion for drawing and painting at a very young age and, at the age of 15, he made numerous copies of Picasso, Braque, Monet and Sisley.

"Through many copies and trials, I discovered the power of the classical technique of oil painting and penetrated what is called "the secret of the Flemish". It was the audacity of a pioneering painter, Jan van Eyck, who dared to dilute all his pigments in linseed oil and invented what quickly became the most coveted secret by his Italian contemporaries and rivals, oil painting... This new technique engendered the effort of a whole line of masters to succeed in the delicate capture of light in a piece of metallic oxide and to scrutinize its miraculous glaze effects which make our eye penetrate into the material itself."

In 1981, Alain moved to Fayence with his wife Dany, a glass painter. Peter Deluca, whom he met in Pont-Aven, guided him in his focused quest for color and light.

And it was natural that he turned towards the surrounding Provence and the Mediterranean landscapes.

Les Baux-de-Provence, Callian , the coast towards Agay, Porquerolles, the Sainte-Victoire mountain, the port of Cassis, Oia in Greece, Saint-Tropez …

The room of the Convent smells of lavender, where we travel as we discover the many canvases filled with the sunshine of Provence in the company of such an endearing artist.

Savoir+ Lumières de Provence et de Méditerranée, in the Couvent room, Place du Thouron in Seillans, until September 10 every day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

FREE ENTRANCE.