Thomas Champouillon, auteur/autrice sur Sylvie Sanséau artiste pastelliste

Whirlwind of Lace

Femme aux cheveux blonds roux, figure de dos légèrement de profil, vêtue d'un corsage de dentelle noire florale. Le style est réaliste entre la dentelle faite d'entrelacs dessinés avec précision, et le fonds où l'in voit une gestuelle du geste qui symbolise le flot des pensées. Pause dans laquelle la femme tente de se retrouver.

Whirlwind of Lace Dry pastel on matt pastel 50 x 70 cm 2024 In the stillness of a suspended moment, a young woman stands facing herself. Between light and shadow, the arabesques of the lace reveal the inner movements between restraint and revelation.

Ruby Rhapsody

Ruby Rhapsody Dry pastel on matt pastel 50 x 70 cm 2024 This figure, seen from behind, is a dialogue between music, silence and the red of the fabrics. Ruby Rhapsody evokes a powerful, discreet, mysterious and elusive presence.

Solara

Solara Dry pastel on matte pastel paper 50 x 70 cm 2024 The drapery, light and colours seek to bring out a presence that is at once gentle, dignified and radiant. In Solara, the warmth of the fabrics interacts with a peaceful inner light.

Yellen

Yellen Dry pastel on matt pastel paper 50 x 70 cm 2024 Yeleen means ‘light’ in Bambara. In this portrait, the colours and fabrics seek to convey a gentle, vibrant energy, like an inner light that radiates.

Pomme

Pomme Dry pastel on matt pastel 40 x 60 cm 2026 Pomme was born out of a need for light and wind, when the face longs to bask in the gentle warmth of spring’s first rays of sunshine and the coolness of the breeze.

Pooja

Pooja Dry pastel on matt pastel paper40 x 60 cm 2026 The drapery, light and colours seek to bring out a presence that is at once gentle, dignified and radiant. In Solara, the warmth of the fabrics interacts with a peaceful inner light.

Ananya

Ananya Dry pastel on matt pastel paper40 x 60 cm 2026 Ananya is a Sanskrit name meaning ‘singular’ or ‘unique’. It reminds us that each of us has our own light, our own sensitivity and our own inner radiance, and that it is this singularity that makes life sweeter, more colourful and more precious.

Springtime

Springtime Dry pastel on pastel card, 60 x 90 cm 2023 This young Japanese woman in a kimono contemplates the world as it awakens, carried by the silent promise of a return to warmth and life. Set against a backdrop of vibrant red and deep black, ‘Springtime’ evokes the contrasts of existence: awakening and retreat, shadow and renewal.

Fresh as a Mexican Rose

Fresh as a Mexican Rose Dry pastel on pastel card 50 x 70 cm 2021 In painting this young woman, I sought the freshness of a rose in the sun: something alive, simple and luminous. In her floral huipil, Fresh as a Mexican Rose gazes calmly and proudly.

Awa’s Blue

Portrait f"mini au pastel sec d'une femme noire au turban drapé turquoise, déposant son visage pensif sur sa main sur laquelle il y a un collier de perles bleues et blanches.

Awa’s Blue Dry pastel on matt pastel 40 x 60 cm 2025 Awa, whose first name means ‘source of life’, unfolds in shades of turquoise blue evoking both the sea and the lustre of a precious stone. Through the blue of the fabrics and beads, poised between presence and distance, Awa is revitalised and finds her way again. The composition and the contrasts in hue lend an intimate, fresh and soothing presence.