Born in Provence, France in 1941, Emile Bellet is a quintessential Frenchman and artist. Painting at the age of 5, Bellet was already winning prizes for his artwork by the time he was 12. At 19, he had his first of many one-man exhibitions. Self-taught, this lover of oil paints often uses an impasto knife along with his favorite brushes. The female figure is one of his most enduring themes. He currently enjoys permanent exhibits in Cannes, Lyon, Salon-de-Provence, Grenoble, Toulon and Annecy. His impressive resume also includes illustrations for “Les Cahiers d’Art, Regards vers Ailleurs, Empreintes” (The Notebook of Art, A Look Beyond Printmaking).