His name is Pascal Campion. Perhaps his name we misunderstand for Champion when we read it first time. :D but its really is just Campion.
On one really late night, a night before my finals I was looking for something awesome to draw (because yes I get really these painting and sketching cravings one night before really important exams, and when I start to feel guilty and sad that I might be wasting my time, I remember John Lennon quote , "The time you enjoyed wasting, was never wasted." :D so I was just happily wasting my time before my finals, in search of something magnificent to draw. And I saw this one painting, painted in all yellow light, at first I didnt got what that was about. And like a magic on screen the dots of colors and pieces started to make sense. And I saw a smiling girl reading a book in a big comfy chair.
You know some times when we find something, and we feel like, "yes, thats what exactly I do." and it was one of those moments. I could picture myself in the big chair, reading a book, and smiling at some humor from the book and the yellow light peeking through windows. And thats how I found Pascal and his amazing way of art.
And above is his introduction from his website, www.pascalcampion.com.
Usually he looks like a homely guy, but his work, Oh my. I instantly fell for the expressing way of his illustrations and his beautiful way of capturing something we can never speak in words. I love the light and the small details of pictures, the slow falling snow and the hard falling rain. The beautifully lit roads and lovely characters. and I started following him on pinterest, twitter, his blog site like a crazy stalker.
I never actually liked the perfection in the art, or the pictures which seems real or something. why should they seem real, they are paintings right. Reality is there to see, why you need another duplicate copy of it? so that is why I love illustrations and the animations more because they are not perfect, but they make you believe that they are. Its like even by being incomplete they are complete in a way.
I loved loved loved pascals work, and just as I cant get enough of his illustrations by just looking at them, I started making their Watercolor paintings. and it had become a really awesome part of my collection. obviously I dont pose them as I have drawn them, since they are actually creation of his world and his creativity. :) and I only try to keep them for my satisfaction to keep something close to me which has inspired me a lot in terms of expressing something in painting.
I am posting some of his paintings below, I hope you guys might as well like those. :)
So... To Pascal campion, his name should actually be Champion since he is a champion of catching moments difficult to catch in a simplest way. :)
On one really late night, a night before my finals I was looking for something awesome to draw (because yes I get really these painting and sketching cravings one night before really important exams, and when I start to feel guilty and sad that I might be wasting my time, I remember John Lennon quote , "The time you enjoyed wasting, was never wasted." :D so I was just happily wasting my time before my finals, in search of something magnificent to draw. And I saw this one painting, painted in all yellow light, at first I didnt got what that was about. And like a magic on screen the dots of colors and pieces started to make sense. And I saw a smiling girl reading a book in a big comfy chair.
You know some times when we find something, and we feel like, "yes, thats what exactly I do." and it was one of those moments. I could picture myself in the big chair, reading a book, and smiling at some humor from the book and the yellow light peeking through windows. And thats how I found Pascal and his amazing way of art.
And above is his introduction from his website, www.pascalcampion.com.
PASCAL CAMPION IS A FRENCH-AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR AND ANIMATOR RESIDING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
Born in River Edge, New Jersey, Pascal began his art career at a very young age of seven when his older brother Sean, gave him the task of “copying” comic books covers in exchange for Pascal to read the comics! At the age of three, his family relocated back to the south of France, where he spent hours sketching and drawing both comics and the beautiful landscapes of Provence. In 1998 Pascal began his studying narrative illustration at Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg, in France. His formal training emphasized storytelling through art, and also happened to be the last class that was taught without computers. A year-long study abroad in Boston at Tom Snyder Productions cemented Pascal’s goals and determined the US as the place to establish his professional artist career. After graduating in 2000 from the Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg with a diploma in Narrative Illustration, Pascal’s brother Sean built him a new tool: a computer. It was the beginning of a new form of art for Pascal and a digital artist was born.
In 2001, the appeal of paradise combined with employment took him to Honolulu, Hawaii where he worked at PREL developing online educational games. In 2002, he joined the start-up studio, Bent Image Labs, in Portland Oregon. Here Pascal honed skills as a commercial 2D artist and then becoming a commercial director and collaborated on campaigns for clients such as Ritz Crackers and Reese’s Pieces. The productions were always fast paced and Pascal thrived in the environment, further mastering his stills in speed sketching as well as creating many personal animation works.
In 2005 Pascal moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to be a Senior Visual Artist for Leapfrog where he was responsible for the creation of many Leapfrog characters, storylines and game development for LeapFrog and its partners.
In May of 2007 Pascal married in San Francisco and in 2008 their first child, Lily was born. His intense passion for his family thus began and he has been carrying that flame and inspiration in his work, and has become one of his hallmarks.
In 2006 Pascal began to truly develop his own art and style, but lacking time due to his full time job, he had to come up with an efficient solution. It was then that “Sketch of the Day” was born: every morning, first thing, he creates a sketch, albeit full color, and a story unto itself. This routine has yielded an archive of close to 3,000 sketches and over 30,000 organic Facebook followers and growing numbers on Tumblr, Twitter, DeviantArt and Pinterest.
As a freelance artist since 2007 Pascal has worn many hats in the art world; from conceptual design to visual development for feature films and television; to creating commercial animation for clients such as Chevron and Disney; as well participating in DeepGreen movie. Today, his current list of clients includes: Dreamworks Animation, Paramount Pictures, Disney Feature, Disney Toons, Bent Image Labs, Cartoon Network, Hulu, They Might Be Giants, Insignia Worldwide, BRC Animation Arts and PBS. He is represented by Shannon Associates in the field of publishing.
Pascal is excited to be involved in so many diverse and exciting film, print, and commercial campaigns. Recently, Pascal has pushed his personal work into exciting new territory, as he evolves his work to Fine Art. Pascal debuted his first solo art show at the Galerie Arludik in Paris France in January 2013. If asked, he will say his inspiration to create and work hard stems from his family. Wife and Business Partner Katrina has helped to create both a thriving business and an energetic home life. Father to Lily, and twins Max and Colin, Pascal loves to draw from his life experiences and moments that bring him true meaning and satisfaction.
Usually he looks like a homely guy, but his work, Oh my. I instantly fell for the expressing way of his illustrations and his beautiful way of capturing something we can never speak in words. I love the light and the small details of pictures, the slow falling snow and the hard falling rain. The beautifully lit roads and lovely characters. and I started following him on pinterest, twitter, his blog site like a crazy stalker.
I never actually liked the perfection in the art, or the pictures which seems real or something. why should they seem real, they are paintings right. Reality is there to see, why you need another duplicate copy of it? so that is why I love illustrations and the animations more because they are not perfect, but they make you believe that they are. Its like even by being incomplete they are complete in a way.
I loved loved loved pascals work, and just as I cant get enough of his illustrations by just looking at them, I started making their Watercolor paintings. and it had become a really awesome part of my collection. obviously I dont pose them as I have drawn them, since they are actually creation of his world and his creativity. :) and I only try to keep them for my satisfaction to keep something close to me which has inspired me a lot in terms of expressing something in painting.
I am posting some of his paintings below, I hope you guys might as well like those. :)
So... To Pascal campion, his name should actually be Champion since he is a champion of catching moments difficult to catch in a simplest way. :)
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