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Pascal Lagesse
Nov 19, 20212 min read
The Zafers (part 5) – Colours
I use acrylic paint and oil paint to create my Zafer style paintings. Acrylics have the great advantage of drying quickly compared to...
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Pascal Lagesse
Nov 17, 20212 min read
The Zafers (part 4) – Use of Graphics
My use of graphic elements in the Zafer style resulted, for a greater part, from a simplification of Vincent Van Gogh’s brush strokes....
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Pascal Lagesse
Nov 14, 20211 min read
The Zafers (part 3) – Perspective
My Zafer paintings style have, most of the time, a realistic perspective. Perspective is a drawing technique in which the viewer can...
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Pascal Lagesse
Nov 8, 20211 min read
The Zafers (part 2) – The choice of subject
Before starting a painting, it’s obvious that the choice of your subject is paramount. A painting is a communication window in which the...
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Pascal Lagesse
Nov 7, 20211 min read
The Zafers (part 1) – Where do the Zafers come from?
The word “Zafer” comes from the Mauritian creole and is generally used to name something undefined or when one doesn’t know the name of a...
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Pascal Lagesse
Jul 30, 20211 min read
The rub away technique
I learned the rub away technique during my studies in South Africa a long long time ago. The principle is very simple. Place some paint...
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