“Falaise” (2025) by Pascal Courcelles is a vibrant, textural field of color that seems to capture both the erosion of time and the intensity of life in a single surface. This one-of-a-kind mixed media painting is a powerful expression of the artist’s ongoing exploration of gesture, material, and chromatic harmony.
From a distance, the work evokes the fragmented yet organic structure of a cliff face — an abstracted landscape composed of countless elements in constant motion. Up close, the viewer is invited into a microcosm of textures: thickly layered impastos, delicate strokes, and sculpted ridges of pure color. The palette moves through earthy ochres, bright yellows, purples, cool blues, and fiery reds — creating a visual energy that is both raw and lyrical.