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STAGE 5
Bolducs brillants, pastel,
22 x 22" (56 x 56 cm)
The painting is now
finished. It took me
20 hours to bring it to
completion spread over a
period of five days.
I like to paint two hours
in the morning and two
to three hours in the
afternoon. The rest of
the time is dedicated
to logistic chores like
framing, preparation of
upcoming exhibitions,
marketing and contacts
with fellow artists
through Facebook.
I always listen to
classical music or
jazz while painting.
I suspect that a little
bit of Mozart’s or
John Coltrane’s music
pervades my work.
I do not spray fixative on
the painting because the
colors slightly change
due to a chemical
reaction. I prefer to
frame the pastel with
glass though it makes
the entire painting
somewhat heavy.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Self-taught pastel artist François Malnati was Basel, Switzerland; Views of America, American
born in France in 1950. He has participated in Consulate, Strasbourg, France; and Painting the
group exhibitions through France and the United Island of Madeira, Selestat, France.
States including Salon des Artistes Français, Paris; Malnati’s work has received numerous
Salon Violet, Paris; Artexpo, Javits Convention prizes, such as Prix Fondation Paul Ricard; Prix
Center, New York; Salon de Marly-le-Roy, France; Innovation, Ville de Vittel; second prize in 2013 at
Salon de Vittel, France; Art du Pastel en France, Art du Pastel en France, Giverny; and the still life
Giverny; Mamaroneck Artists League, New York; prize for the Pastel Society of Western Canada,
Salon d’Art Contemporain, Versailles, France; and Montreal, in 2015. He is a signature member of
annual exhibitions of the Pastellistes de France. the Pastel Society of America.
His work has been exhibited in solo shows at Contact at
Galerie Aktuaryus in Strasbourg, France; Ariel malnatifrancois@yahoo.fr
Gallery in New York, USA; Galerie Leonhard in www.malnatipastel.fr

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