A small group of white houses with ochre and orange roofs rest quietly between the pines and bushes, as if nestling against the cliff. Access is via a clear path, winding gently between the shadows of the vegetation and the warmth of the stones. Below, the sea unfurls its deep blue, vibrant and alive, dotted here and there with white sailing boats that seem suspended in silence.
On the horizon, low-lying islands emerge discreetly, like promises of elsewhere. Above, the tall umbrella pines draw their arabesques against the pure sky, adding shadow and movement to this scene that is both peaceful and luminous.
A suspended moment, somewhere between the calm of nature and the gentleness of an eternal summer.
Jiel, a professional contemporary painter from the PACA region of France, surprises with his deceptively naïve style, imbued with a childlike spirit, the essential source of his creative universe. Far from being a faithful reproduction of reality, his works transform and distort the world to.. Read more…