Anthology Of Guest Books
Le Nost’s Career Spans More Than Half A Century, With More Than 100 Solo Exhibitions. Les Livres Dé #39;gold, Carefully Archived, Confirm That The Artist Created A Work And Forged Links With Numerous Art Lovers Sensitive To His Approach And His Painting.
Orangerie Du Luxembourg (Paris From July 10 To 23, 1978):
< P>« My Dream Is Finally Come True… Alain Le Nost, My Friend, Exhibits His Paintings, Rich In Expression And Warm In Beautiful Colors, In Paris. The Orangery Of Luxembourg. I Wish Him The Success He Deserves. His Talent Is A Credit To Everyone. Paimpol And Agrave; Brittany ». Alain POHER, President Of The Senate.« Finally Some Good, Very Good Painting, Vibrant, Sensitive, Generous, Invigorating , With A Subtle Mix Of Abstraction And Figuration, A Bath Of Light In All Subjects, A Painting That Makes You Want To Live Without It Being Useful To Ask Yourself What It Is. What Good And Why. You Honor The Profession Of Authentic Painter Whose Raison D'etre Is To Convey The Essence Of Beings And Things. You Yourself Are Free From Derisory Fashions And Futile Trends! Know How To Remain What You Are, It Is The Greatest Wish That One Can Make To Oneself. A True Artist. Your Talent Does And Will Do The Rest, For Your Good And That Of Those Who Observe You. Guy De POITOU.
« Ten Years Ago There Were Lots Of Promises In The Painting Of Alain Le Nost. He Kept His Promises. Well Done ». HERVIGO Official Painter Of The Navy.
« For Ten Years I Have Been Coming To Alain Le Nost To Have A Moment Of Happiness And Pleasure. The Richness Of His Palette Testifies To The Richness Of His Sensitivity. Which Grows Over The Years. What A Beautiful Maturity! He Prepares Us... Thank You! ». Yvette SIMONEAU.
DROUANT Gallery (Paris 1979):
« Radiant Colors, A Painting That Explodes, A Painter Who Finds His Dimension. It Is With Pleasure And Admiration That We Find A Le Nost At Drouant. Well Done! v». Brigitte CASTEL-GRUSS from Kassel (Germany).
« Real Painting Where Increasingly Asserts A Style And An Interior Vision ».
DROUANT Gallery (Paris 1981):
« Alain Le Nost Is This Wonderful Painter Whose, As President Of The Salon De Cormeilles En Parisis , I Am Proud To Exhibit Works Full Of Light And Charm. Jacqueline GRENET.
« I Am A Happy Paimpolais! Happy To See The Painting Of Alain Le Nost In All Its Harshness And All Its Brilliance On The Velvets Of The Drouant Gallery. Well Done! ». Max QUERRIEN State Councilor, Mayor Of Paimpol.
« When We Arrive, Like You, At Transcending Colors Into Vibrations, We Approach Art According To Universal Harmony. Serge PAUL, Singer.
« … If Art Is Sincerely Expressing One's Emotions, Alain Le Nost Is Undoubtedly A True Artist, With Whom I Am In Total Communion ».
DROUANT Gallery (Paris 1983):
«Being A Colorist Is A Rare Gift, When I Happen To Use This Word, I Will Think: Alain Le Nost ». Jacques DUBOIS, Art Critic.
« What A Joy To See Again! Nost Evolves But It’s Always The Same. Well Done And àgrave; Next Time ». Alain POHER.
Paimpol Workshop (summer 1986):
“The Art Of Reconciling The Heritage Of The Ancients In The Figurative, The Imagination And The Explosive Force Of The Moderns Is Manifested In In An Admirable Way In The Paintings Of Le Nost. The Art Of Painting And Being Of One's Time, In Time, Outside Of Time, Fragmentary Of The Eternal. Enchanted.” ANNETO Juliette.
Centre Savidan (Lannion 1988) :
«He Is ;surprising To See What Intensity Can Give A Painter To His Works When He Is Inhabited By By The Fire Of Inspiration And That He Is Totally Master Of His Art. Charles LE GALL, Writer And Journalist.
« I Hope That Many Young People, Who Often Have Sadness In Their Eyes, Will Come Here To Learn What Colors And ;Art Brings Warmth To The Heart.Yvon BOCHER.
Galerie Marceau (Paris 1989) ;
«Very Beautiful Exhibition, Believe Me It’s Rare And I See A Lot Of Them ! ». Patrick SERMADIRAS, Directory Of International Art.
« I Am Amazed, Not Surprised, But I Knew Alain Le Nost At The Beginning Of His Talent And Its Marvelous Evolution Delights Me To Its Core. A Point That I Cannot Say. All This Is Not Flattery But The Real Thought Of An Old Friend, Wife Of A Painter, Also A Great Artist, Who So Encouraged Her. A Young Friend (1961-62 At Versailles)… » Paulette De GUINGAND Wife Of The Actor And Painter Pierre De GUINGAND.
Atelier De Paimpol (summer 1989) :< /strong>
«Surprised? No Not! It’s Magnificent. You Evolve In Painting Where ù Only The Essential Is In Evidence. Accredited By The Color It's Wonderful ».
Paimpol Workshop (summer 1990):
«This Painting Seems To Be A Reflection Of My Character, Of My Ideas. Bright Colors, Exhilarating Movements, A Room In Which I Will Stay For Many Hours. The Themes Are Suggested And It Is Of Little Importance As Long As... The Style Is There ». Peggy.
European Patent Office (Munich 1990)
« Is There A Better Paint Than This? Present During The Foggy Winter. Of Munich Than The Sunny Landscapes Of Alain Le Nost? ». André REMOND.
" Eine Kunst, Die Gefällt! Ich Wünsche Dem Künstler Viel Erfolg Für Die Ausstellung " (Art That Pleases, I Wish The Artist Much Success For This Exhibition). Paul BRAENDLI, Vorsitzender Des Europäischen Patentamtes. President Of The European Patent Office.
Ré Trospective Of Trévarez 40 Years Of Painting (May And June 1992):
« Beautiful Retrospective Which Makes You Want To Follow With More ;acuity Still The Evolution Of This Breton Painter ».
« I Have Greatly Enjoyed My Visit To The Exhibition Of Alain Le Nost’s Paintings. As A Native Of The South West OfEnglandI Was Particularly Impressed With The Paintings Of Sailing Boats. It Was An Honor To Meet The Painter”. Christine HOSKIN.
« Alain Le Nost A Great Painter Of Our Time, An Emotion In Front Of Each Canvas ». RD.
« …Music, Movement In Colors. The Soul Of The Subject... This Is Essentialism. Thank You ». Jacques NICOLAS.
« Very Beautiful Retrospective, Delighted To Have Seen It. I Am Leaving This Exhibition HAPPY! ».
« The Work Of Alain Le Nost Brings Us Little By Little To Small Towards An Interiority, A Transparency Which Bursts And Catches The Eye… ». F. GANNE.
« Brilliant Colorist Alain Le Nost Brilliantly Juxtaposes New Shades. In His Momentum Of Lines He Dazzles Us And Brings What We Are Looking For That Is New. M. VANHOVE.
« Finally Real Painting, What A Treat And What emotions! ». Jenny ANTONUCI Artist Painter.
« Throughout This Retrospective, The Forms Purify, To Translate The Essential: Interiority That We Can Read In A Look In An Attitude… And Which Allows The Dream ». René ROUVRAY.
Paimpol Workshop (summer 1996):
« < Em>Meeting Each Decade We Measure The Transformation Made By The Artist On The Path To Full Mastery. So Much Daring, In Colors, In Themes, Which Takes Us To The Next Level. Counter-foot. Talent Allows All Of This. Brittany Comes Out Honored ». Louis LE PENSEC. Minister Of The Sea.
« Attracted By The Painter’s Poster “Essentialist” And Above All By The Quality Of The Movement, The Atmosphere, The Color, And The Craft That I Felt... Thank You For Giving Me Such A Pleasant Time In Your Atelier De Paimpol. Denise FRANK Painter.
« Alain Le Nost: Tachist Painting Which Is Ultimately Readable To The Public. Tremendous Exhibition Of Beauty By An Exceptional Mastery Of Color. BITTUZZI.
Cissé Blossac (Bruz, 1997):
« I Don't Know What Better To Say: The Painting Of Alain Le Nost Is So Familiar To Me That I Feel Like I’ve Known And Loved Her Forever. Each “new Growth” Continues To Embellish This Work. Concrete Maker Philippe OLIVE Rennes.
“ Simple Words…yes To Evoke With Pleasure The Discovery Of New, Increasingly Beautiful Works. Appreciation Of A Faithful Admirer Of Thirty Years ». Aude BERTHELEME.
Ploubazlanec Cultural Space "retrospective 1952-1997" (July 1999):
« For Me, The Discovery Of Your Difficult Beginnings At The Beginning Of Your Career Is A Success. I Didn't Know This Point. Bravo For Your Courage, Your Tenacity. And Your Donation ». J-P USEO.
“Your Soul Is In Your Painting” (Your Soul Is In Your Painting.) Isabel BREIT.
« We Each Have Our Own Brittany, This One Is Cheerful, Lively, Alive... Beautiful As The Sea On Certain Days When There Are Like Little Miracles In The Air…It’s Brittany ». Séverine BRETON, Journalist FR3 Ouest.
« …Armand DROUANT Would Be Proud Of His Promising Young Student, Who Has Become An Accomplished Artist At The Same Time. Strength To Have Questioned Oneself, Canvas After Canvas, Without Ever Copying Oneself But By Creating; Pushed By Its Sole Force And Necessity Interior. What Intensity? Colorful, What A Sound! In The Webs! ». Danie And Jean LE GOFF.
Chapelle Saint-Léonard (Croissy-sur-Seine, 1999):
« …Let Us Make No Mistake: Alain Le Nost Possesses The Supreme Art Of Capturing All Life, Even If It Is In The Process Of Being. This Is What Characterizes His Eminently Personal Talent. Jacques DUBOIS. Art Actualités Magazine.
Museum Of The Sea "Le Nost, Next To The Sea Sea, Fifty Years Of Painting" (Paimpol, 2002):
« …After Seven Hundred Kilometers Traveled, We Were Able To Feel The Emotion When We Diving In The Wave Of Colors Where Each Time Alain Leads Us Along Without Ever Tiring Of Us. A Festival Of Colors, Energy, Character, Each Painting Whatever The Period, Expresses The Feelings Of The Artist, Feelings That He Seeks And Achieves à Share With Us ». Jean-Claude JOANNIN.
« Bravo For This Very Beautiful Exhibition! … Half A Century And Still Young! What Talent! With All My Compliments ». Gérard PANNIER.
« Always So Moved By Your Works And This Marine Retrospective Is A Marvelous Fireworks Display WITHOUT ARTIFICIES». Germaine And Yannick FONDIN.
Chapelle Saint-Joseph (Lesneven, 2004) :
« ; For Alain. It Is Always With Great Pleasure That I Rediscover His Painting, His Great Freedom, Which I Envy, And His Beautiful Colors... I Appreciate It Very Much… ». Loys LAOUENAN Painter.
« The Sun Shines Outside But Entering This Chapel What A Shock: Light! Beauty! Movement! Emotion! Each Work Takes Us On A Dream Journey. The Nost Is A Magician ». J. LE GALL.
« A Very Interesting, Solid Exhibition, Well Done! ». G. JOFFRIN Painter.
Yan’DARGENT Museum “the Nost And The Breton Soul”» (Saint- Servais, 2005):
« I Had An Aesthetic Shock At This The Exhibition “LE NOST And’the Breton Soul”».
We Toured The Breton Enclosures And Calvaries First And Then We Went To The Exhibition To Saint-Servais. It Was Absolutely Extraordinary To See The Unity In This Way. Cultural, The Depth Of The Bond Uniting Alain Le Nost To The Ordeals And The Parish Enclosures.
It’s Not Breton Saint Sulpice, It’s Not A Copy Of The Themes Or Imagery Of The Enclosures. There Is In His Works A Kind Of Very Deep Root, A Living Root Of His Own Creation, A Truly Breton Root. It Is The Best Testimony To The Living Character Of Breton Culture, Not Folklorizing, Not Sclerotic. In The Repetition Of The Same Motif As In The Oriental Arts, A Re-transposition, A Re-creation Which Is To Be Both Truly A Creation And Something We Say To Ourselves About Beyond That. Centuries That It’s Very Profoundly The Same Root. ». Thérèse VICHY, Associate Professor Of University. Me Of The Painter » (Lannion, 2006) :
« Welcome To; Alain Le Nost. A Big Thank You, His Paintings Illuminate The Place, It’s A Highlight Of The Discovery Of The Inspired Creator. And His Mastered Art. Alain GOURIOU Deputy Mayor Of Lannion.
« …A Superb Exhibition : A Complementary Journey Into Your Universe… ». Marc CHAMPION.
« I Came To See And Re-watch The Rides On The Beaches Of Saint-Efflam (Plestin-les-Grèves) And I’ I Discovered With Emotion The Spanish Landscapes: Montefrio And La Mancha... Thank You ».
« Whatever The Subject, It’s Life, Color, Deep Soul, Vigor Of Life. Sensitivity Always Recreated Again And Again. The Infinity That Emerges From These Paintings. Thank You For This Moment Of Happiness ». Ginette And Hubert PIN.
« The Bringing Together Of All These Works Shows The Maturity Of The Work. Of The Artist And His Roots In A Region Even When The Subject Is Located Elsewhere. The “reasons” Of Craftsmanship And Technique Are Exceeded In The Creative Unreason Of Art ». Daniel VICHY.
Personal Exhibition As Part Of The Salon D'Automne (Paris, 2009):
"An Ambassador In The Great Tradition Of Breton Artists Or Lovers Of Brittany. A Current Carrying The Future. Alain Talks About Colors In Breton (glaz)! ".
"For Alain Le Nost Whose Work I Admire As I Admire The Roughness Of The Trégor When I If You Stay There, Bravo For Its Dynamic And Seductive Art. Warm Regards. Noël CORET, President Of The Paris Salon D'Automne.
Festival Of 40 Years Since The Opening Of The Atelier Galerie (Paimpol, 2010)
"I Really Appreciate The Energy And Light Of The Gallery. Re Of Your Paintings… A Search For The Essence Which Translates Into A Strength Of Line, Play Of Colors... I Really Like Your Approach To Painting And Art. The Revelation Of The Essence Of Things Felt Is Also The Revelation Of The Spiritual Dimension Of The Artist Through The Mediation Of His Work... Congratulations For What You Awaken In Us". St&eac;phane LEURS.
"It’s A Beautiful Image Of Paimpol That You Carry And Of Which You Make Yourself The Ambassador. Bravo".
""The Joy Of The Eyes, The Heart And The Mind, Here It Is! The Themes Of Alain's Painting. What Other Current Painter Opens Up To You? So Many Themes? After The Landscapes (travel Diaries And Brittany), The Characters, The Religious And Mystical Scenes, Now The Vintage Cars!!!
When We Look At A Painting Or A Drawing By Alain Le Nost We Make It Our Own. The Time That Passes Disappears In An Emotion That Leaves Its Mark On Your Life. Infinity Our Conscious And Unconscious Memory. Marc CHAMPION.
Retrospective "Le Nost, The Passion Painting Of A Life" (Saint Pol De Léon, Summer 2013)
"Bravo For This Exhibition Which Retraces 60 Years Of Artistic Creation. It Allows Us To See The Evolution Of The Artist In His Pictorial Quest. Thank You For Giving Us Admire The Totality Of This Evolution". Yves CHOQUIN.
"Alain Le Nost, Orchestra Leader Of Visual Harmonies That Sing In Our Ears... Plural Music From Italy To France. America Via Its Beautiful And Bright Brittany. What Muse Leads Him? The Winds, The Strings And The Percussion...a Colorful Auditorium, It's ç ALN! ". Georges And Yvette.
"Magnificent Exhibition. Discovery Of An Extraordinary Painter. Landscapes Live, They Have An Inner Strength. The People, Humble Workers Of The Sea, Are Painted With Moving Empathy. The Artist Is One Of Them Who Has Already Has Come A Long Way And Will Continue To Do So. Climb The Road To Creation. Many Thanks." Paul LAGARDE.
“Certain Places, Certain Stones Resonate With The Painting Of Alain Le Nost : Roche Jagu, An Old Farmhouse In The Heart Of The City. Locarn, The Chapel Of The Ursulines At Lannion, The Prebendale House In Saint-Pol De Léon. Grouped Together, The Paintings Echo Each Other And Take On A Monumental, Almost Mystical Character.
Like Brittany Has Two Faces, One Austere, The Other Festive, Certain Canvases Vibrate With Bright Colors Which Flap In The Wind Of Regattas And Festive Ports.
All This Does Not Relate To Ve Not From The Technique But Rises From The Depths Of A Belonging To A Land And Agrave; His Imagination. » Thérèse VICHY.