In Provence

Departure For A New Adventure

After 18 Years Of Pictorial Adventures In Her Charming House/studio In Colombes, Edwige Leprin Leaves For New Horizons. In The 20 Years Since Edwige Opened The Doors Of Her Painting Studio, Nearly 60 Exhibitions Have Been Held Bringing Together Enthusiasts And Lovers Of Abstract Art. Prioritizing Contact And Sharing, The Visitor Was Received By Edwige With All Sympathy And Simplicity. " These Are Just Good Memories That I Keep In Mind. Moments Of Friendship And Intense Emotions. It Was In This Belle Epoque House That Edwige Discovered Painting. This Is Also Where She Spent Her Life. Important Stages In His Life.

Friends, Strong Relationships, Her Reference Point Was Open To Everyone. All. It's Difficult To Leave Colombes, To Leave Without Looking Back. But Edwige Is A Fighter Who Always Looks To The Future And Who Remains Optimistic Whatever Happens. All Its Joys, The Pleasure Of Meeting The Visitor, The Frenzy Of Painting That Holds You, The Beautiful Surprises, All This Will Be Possible Elsewhere.... But Where? ? Edwige Goes To A World Very Different From Colombes. Green, Warmth, Scents Of Rosemary, Ocher Earth. The Luberon, Robion. Over There Near Avignon, Aix En Provence Or Even Ile Sur La Sorgue, An 18th Century Farmhouse Awaits Him.

"Some Time Ago I Did A Lot Of Paintings With Green. I Didn't Yet Know That I Was Going To Leave Colombes, But Already I Knew I Was Leaving Colombes. The Colors And Lines Of The Lubéron Called Me..." In His New Home, There Are The Vines At His Disposal. Left, A Very Old Cedar Tree In Front Of The House And Olive Trees All Around. The Sea Is Nearby, The Roofs Are Like Lakes And The Green Transcends You.

In His Workshop Adjoining; The House, The Light Floods The Room. Large Windows Made Of Small Tiles Also Let In Inspiration From Outside. Surprisingly, These Little Panes Look Like Windows. That Of The Door Of The Colombes Workshop.

Larger Canvases Can Be Installed, Ready To Go. Converse With The Artist In The New Workshop Which Combines Charm And Elegance. A Work Space, A Huge Library With Books On Art And A Warm Role-playing Space Where You Can Have A Coffee. Or Tea With Edwige, Here It Is! The Description Of Its New Territory.

"I Change Place, I Switch To Something Else, Other Inspirations, Other Impregnations And çit Can Be Fabulous!" The Ochres, The Yellows Which Inspire Edwige Leprin So Much Will Be There; All Around Her In This True And Strong Nature. The Smells Of Spices, Of Provence, The Sun Which Soothes The Body, Everything Is Pure. We Perceive That Powerful Nature Takes Over Human Beings Who Are As If Caught Up In It. By She. “ It Is Nature’s Master. » As For Light Is Of The Divine Order. Pure, Without Artifice And So Intense. "It's No Wonder That Many Great Masters Came To This Region." Because In Fact There Are Many Of Them. Live On This Ocher Land. Steal In Particular, Whom Edwige Particularly Likes, Lived There, Another Glimpse Of Life?

À Colombes, Edwige's House Was A Cocoon. The Artist Has Little To Say About It. Little Transformed Into A Butterfly To Fly Away Today To A New Land With Beautiful Projects, Beautiful Encounters, A New Life In Short. It Is With Optimism And Emotion That Edwige Will Slowly Settle In Provence. You Who Follow Her, Do Not Hesitate To Stop Off At His Future Workshop In Robion To Have A Tea. With Her In Her New Creative Space. And You Who Have Not Yet Discovered The Artist, Let Your Curiosity Pique You. Of A True And Poetic Encounter.

PORTRAIT OF EDWIGE AFTER ISABELLE THOMAS