Perles et Rubis (2004) Painting by Martine Castel

Cévenole and Gardoise, I was born at the foot of the Château de Portes. Childhood shared between city, countryside and mountains.
Secondary studies in the Gard.
Artistic training: fine arts (Nîmes, Lyon, Paris) and decorative arts (Paris)
Additional training: Stained Glass Training Center in Chartres
Driven by my teachers, I am heading towards two very distinct but not incompatible paths: my own creation and teaching.
As a "Globe-trotting" artist, I open workshops in turn in: Antibes on the Côte d'Azur, Montbrison in the Loire, Abbeville in the Somme. Periods during which I participate in various activities in primary and secondary schools as well as in Museums.
Then it is in Lille that I will put down my brushes for 18 years. Rich period where I will occupy the position of artistic director of a school and continuing education establishment by preparing students for the various entrance exams for art schools and opening the eyes of adults to the various "Art Professions".
In 2006, by a combination of circumstances and choices, I find myself in Moissac cité Romane "city of art and history", in which the Town Hall opens the doors of its Museum to me for a special exhibition on the roofs of Moissac. During the school holidays I open my studio to listeners who want to learn or improve in the field of arts: drawing, painting, watercolor, tempera, decoration, trompe-l'oeil, calligraphy... But one day you have to think about yourself....
From now on I devote myself fully to my artistic creation which is always evolving and I remain attentive to my loyal collectors who come to visit me regularly.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1954
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists