Alain Thomas exposed his paintings for the first time in Nantes. In 2003, in the environment of contemporary French art, he is considered the leader of “naive-primitive” painting.
A richness of 40 years of artistic practice, with the illustration of 18 works and a strong presence in private and public collections, Alain Thomas remains an atypical painter.
In examining his work, you can imagine all at the same time the elegance of the glosses of Palesh, the delicacies of Oriental miniatures, the abundance of the Flemish school, the richness of Medieval illumination, the precision of the colour plates of the Naturalists and the exuberance of the Douanier Rousseau.

In France, as well as abroad, the renown of Alain Thomas continues to spread, as can be seen by the constant number of articles in the press and his different appearances in the public media. We can note, among others, Figaro Magazine and Géo Espagne, the televised sequences broadcast on NHK and TBS in Japan and, in Nantes, his exceptional mural fresco of 125 square meters representing a toucan. A partner in the Breton Cultural Institute, the National Museum of Natural History, Amnesty International (…), Alain Thomas continues to sign prestigious collections, notably for the Lyons silk maker “Art et Images” and the celebrated Limoges porcelain maker “Haviland.”

Painter and illustrator

Personal web site www.alain-thomas.com 100 works to dicover and many editions...