Pierre Vallon was an honorable and humble man, as well as an artist. Away from schools, societies and other cliques, he naturally followed the line that he had always fixed himself: there was no stereotyped language with him, nor did he feel he belonged to a superior spot occupied by artists. On countless occasions, he received awards at regional exhibitions, and his paintings were quick to be noticed in France and abroad. As he liked to say, he never painted anything other than what he saw; he did it simply in the way that he saw it. Painting became his way of breathing, seeing, hearing and living.

He kept most of his canvases. To the question, “Does painting bring anything in?” he answered: “Yes, it brings me friends.” As he explained to those who marvel at them, each painting was a new lesson for him, a new study of colors or a technique which enabled him to experiment, correct his mistakes and to challenge himself.

Pierre Vallon was a chronicler of nature. He excelled in accurately translating the atmosphere of a season as well as the effect of light on a river. “I have the largest studio in the world: Nature,” he often said to those who were fortunate enough to share a few moments with him while he painted.

A sensitive painter and lover of beautiful things, Pierre Vallon, died on May 6, 2005, from colon cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that lasted for more than 7 years.

Vallon’s widow, Jeannine, want to share the joy of Vallon’s paintings and celebrate his life by exhibiting his work in America.

Today, it is up to us to feel this light, this sincerity which comes through his paintings. Through this website, an honest tribute to a simple, talented and sensitive man, you are invited to discover this light that illuminates and is the source of strength behind each of his works, as well as his life, and to share his vision of true happiness:

"Happiness lies in pastel colors!".
Pierre Vallon 1922 - 2005

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