Text Box: JEAN-FRANCOIS HUSSON Text Box: Jean-François is a master painter, a person who not only lives from his work as a painter, but who also teaches his art nearly full time to a variety of students, among whom number the handicapped. He gives freely of his skills and talents and enjoys teaching as a means of sharing and helping others grow.   He founded the non-profit Association, Chaum’Art, and works in collaboration with the Museum of the Sables d’Olonne for exhibitions of his students’ works.   He also curates a well known exhibition once a year around the Christmas holidays in the beautiful St. Nicolas priory by the sea in the Sables d’Olonne.   His work is abstract but recognizable. Themes are often worked in series, such as ocean and sea moods, ranging from the calm/becalmed to the angry froth of storms.   Another theme often depicted is nature in areas where a feeling of freedom and peace, as well as intimate delight and near ecstasy combine to bring a sensual sense of belonging to nature as a lover.   The works in his series of women using dribble painting methods are highly sought after, yet they are feelings Text Box: more than detailed works and done on mere board.   He works in a combination of acrylics first, and oils over these base coats, that give a transparent secondary colour and high texture contrasts. His choice of supports is varied, ranging from simple boards to canvas and  special papers prepared for frescos.  These fresco works, often measuring more than 1m50 wide and equally high, were frequently commissioned by France Télécom for their Paris window showspace.   Many of his works are large in size and quite naturally dominate an entire wall, not only because of their size, but also because of his love of vibrant colours that seem to dance in the breeze,   shiver in anticipation of some momen-tous adventure.   Over the past 30 years his works have been exhibited in some of the best Parisian galleries. He was also a favoured artist of a respected Japanese gallery for a number of years, but the demand for rapid turnaround of commissioned works made it feel less creative and he ended up leaving the gallery to return to the Sables d’Olonne, where he still lives and works on a daily basis.   Jean-François now works on a curatorial basis with the Galerie Quint-Essences. Œuvre