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Born in Marseilles in October, 1936, Herve Fenouil has been interested in pictorial art since a young age. He closely observed the pictures which he saw at his grandparents house; and at five years old he had already sketched a farmer's cart, pulled by a horse which he saw at a market. The sketch was not typical of a child's. Already he had distinguished the precision of sketching and had an understanding of proportion. All throughout his childhoold, his main interest was to see and reproduce the places and people who he was enchanted by: the sea, boats, seasons, and the wind, whether it was the provincial cold atmosphere or the warmth of the sun by the sea, with all the changes between shade and light. His studies in drawing and sculpture were with Louis Botinelly, a Marseilles sculptor (Grand Prize of Rome). Subsequently, he attended the Marseilles School of Architecture and renewed his love of crayon which tempted so many professionals. His interest in architecture grew with nautical architecture and sketching boats, and it was during these years he lived on a boat. His first exhibition was in Spain, and he decided that his success was to be through painting. At forty years old, he started a new life, entirely concentrating on his art. A painter of light and sun, the serenity and beauty of his work exude happiness. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: 1982 Galerie Winnie-Dumourier, Reims 1983 Galerie Van-Wanning, Rotterdam 1986 Galerie du Taur, Toulouse 1987 Galerie L'Orangerie, Neuchatel, Swiz. 1990 Hotel Byblos, St. Tropez 1989 Galerie Ynes Romeuf, Lyon 1991 Galerie Clemenceay, Beziers 1992 Galerie des Halles, Neuchatel 1993 Galerie Bouscayrol, Biarritz 1994 Galerie Mazarin, Toulon 1995 Galerie Rollin, Rouen 1995 Galerie du Pharos, Marseilles 1995 Galerie Grossi, Apt 1995 Galerie Mazarin, Toulon |