Excuse me for my bad English

Native of Charente-Maritime and more exactly Saintes, Jacques Dominé always liked drawing. Already at the school, he crunched ceaselessly persons of Astérix whom he distributed around him, to the friends and to the professors.
But it is at the age of 17 that he realizes his first portrait on simple sheet, and it is that of the Sheila.

After this first decisive attempt, he executes the other portraits with so much success. And it is the point of departure of a passion for the portrait which has never left him.
In the course of the years, without class nor forming goes out of nobody, he finalized a personal technique and with a pencil, a gum and a blotting paper, he realizes on paper drawing of stunning portraits according to photos.

But it is that as from the year 1997 which he begins be knowned by participating in some exhibition,
because to there, only his circle of acquaintances took advantage of its talent. And then from 1999, he notices that he can reproduce everything of a photo and he widens his register by realizing persons' pictures (bare, draped, new - been born, etc.).

He declares: " when I begin a new work, the more there is of details, black and white contrasts, difficulties and the more I try some pleasure. It is a little the challenge that I dash to reproduce a photo in its slightest details. And I feast more particularly in a portrait, to fix to the paper, a light in the glance, an expression. And what a satisfaction to hear that the drawing is more meaning than the photo! "


HIS TECHNIQUE OF THE PORTRAIT :
- Of access with the photo as the model, he calculates the scale in which he is going to reproduce her, by means of a graduated ruler.

- Then he begins a light sketch with a fine mine of criterion. Then he makes the bottom for the pencil which he shades off in the blotting paper.

- Later, he attacks the shadows and the nuances in the blotting paper. He always begins with hair then left eye.

- Then, the right eye, the nose, the mouth and the rest of the face.

- When the face is ended, him end by the neck and the bust, always with its small ends of blotting paper.

- Some last alterations here and there by there, some reflections worked with the gum and the portrait is ended for the pleasure of eyes.


MAIN EXHIBITIONS :

Since the middle of 2004 Jacques Dominé made a break concerning the exhibitions and the shows of painting looking forward to new creations.

On the other hand, he participates regularly in cultural events outdoors or sheltered where he possesses a stand.
There, he can draw in front of the public and have a dialogue (Déambul' art to Bergerac - Agorat des Arts in Bordeaux (1st Sunday of every month) - weekend associative - markets of Noêl)

2004: 27th Exhibition of Art Blows up of Cavignac.

2003: 13th Show of Lion's Painting Club 16th Show Eysin' Art.
Show of Free Artistic Expression of Bègles.

2002: Exhibition "France-Africa" in St Loubès's dome.
12th Show of Lion's Painting Club of Bordeaux.
1st Show of the Arts of Gradignan.
25th Show of the Plastic arts of Cavignac.
16th Show Eysin' Art.
Show of free artistic expression of Bègles.

2001: Exhibition " France-Etat-Unis " in
St Loubès's dome.
1st Show " Léognan in Art ".
24th exhibition of Plastic arts in Cavignac.
17th Show of the artists Béglais.
personal exhibition in the Space Cultural Georges Brassens of Léognan.

2000: 17th Show of the Arts to Blanquefort.

1999: 16th Show of the Arts to Blanquefort.


DISTINCTIONS:

2004: 1st Price drawing in the 27th Show of Plastic Art of Cavignac.

2003: 1st Price drawing end special Price of the Show in the 13th Show of Painting of
of Lions Club of Bordeaux.

2002: Price of the President in the 16th Show Eysin' Art.
Retail price in the Show of Free Expression Artistique Béglais.
1st Price drawing in the 12th Show of the Lions Club of Bordeaux.

2001: 1st Price drawing in the 24th Show of Plastic arts of Cavignac.
Retail price in the 17th Show of the Artists Béglais

1999: 1st Price drawing and Retail price in the 16th Show of the Arts of Blanquefort.



OFFER HIM HIS PORTRAIT!

All the strangers' portraits exposed in the gallery were realized to order according to photos.
Too, you can make realize a portrait by contacting Jacques Dominé in his limp with enamel.

RATES:

1 head : (40cm x 50cm): 75€
2 heads: (40cm x 50cm): 135€
3 heads: (50cm x 70cm): 195€
4 heads: (50cm x 70cm): 235€
5 heads: (50cm x 70cm): 275€

Realization also of bust, bare, animals or the other dimension.
And reproduction of pictures.

Payment only in the reception.