Cécile Colombo

On paper or canvas, Cecile glues old papers found in flea markets, labels brought back from her travels, tissue paper and fabric scraps ... Once the background has been created, she draws on it with India ink, walnut juice, coloured ink or acrylicand enhances the watercolourswith pastels. She enjoys mixing all of these materials, which make her paintings alive and modern. Cecile’s works give an impression of spontaneity through the ink effects. Strongly inspired by the work of Pierre Alechinsky (expressionist painter and printmaker), Cecile wishes, like him, to get caught up in the painting.

During her many trips to Africa and South America, Cecile tries to recreate the customs, mood and colours of the country. Her paintings are travel logs, windows wide open on the blue sea, the ochre facades, the brightness of the Mediterranean. In her paintings, she devours scenes of life.

Cecile’s works are full of kindness; they plunge the viewer into a gay and friendly world. The work of colour adds to the childlike atmosphere of spontaneity, lightness, imagination and good humour.