Bernard Pineau
As far as my memory allows, I remember a strong spiritual appetite. Strong spiritual appetite which only grew thereafter. Consequently I devoured many readings centered on spirituality, wisdom, religions but also painting. My two passions, spirituality and painting were born and would accompany me all my life.
I have made long pilgrimages to India. I have stayed in several ashrams. Failing to be able to meet them, I wanted to see and feel the presence of these great sages on whom I had read and meditated a lot. The last pilgrimage was a challenge because not only did I want to reach the sacred places of the Himalayas (Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, etc.) but I wanted to do it as a modest pilgrim, so without any preparation or reservation. Hoping to meet sages, hermits, yogis. I was fulfilled and I came back changed because imbued with the sublime energies of temples, Saddhus and songs. Like some Americans and Europeans I met there, I could have chosen to stay there.
My painting is a spiritual quest and a sharing. An illustration of elements of wisdom also and fragments of experience or travels. In short, a mosaic.
