Maryanne Manneville

Maryanne is a French self-taught painter working exclusively in oil, born in the French Alps and now based in Brittany.

Her work explores the relationship between matter, light, memory, and perception through layered, textured surfaces built with palette knives.

Rooted in her Flemish heritage and a lifelong sensitivity to material, she developed a natural affinity for oil painting at the age of 22. Her background as a color specialist further informs her refined chromatic approach.

Her practice moves between terrestrial, narrative scenes and a more cosmological and symbolic universe, where light emerging from darkness becomes a central language. Deep blues, earthy tones, and luminous contrasts define her chromatic signature, creating spaces that feel both grounded and suspended.

Her chromatic approach is shaped by a sensitivity to light and atmosphere and moves into luminous contrasts.

Many of her paintings are revealed in half-light, where light emerges from darkness and forms seem to appear, shimmer, and remain partially hidden.
Colour is experienced as a living, vibrating presence. These works become fully alive, pulsating in low light, sublimated by shadow and imbued with a meditative energy intensified by the vibration...

Maryanne is a self-taught artist who has developed her practice through continuous exploration and personal research.

* Early artistic development through drawing and pastel, with a natural sensitivity to color emerging strongly during her teenage years.

* Training in traditional oil painting techniques with a professional painting restorer.

* Development of a personal technique using palette knives as a primary tool

* Six years of professional experience as a color specialist in the printing industry, deepening her understanding of color, pigments, and visual balance.

* Ongoing independent study of painting techniques, materials, and symbolic artistic expression.

* Lifelong exploration of spirituality, mythology, and shamanic practices as part of her artistic and personal development.

Old local Exhibitions

2014 — Media Library, Elven (FR)
2013 — Association of Artists, Larmor-Plage (FR)
2004 — Peillonnex (FR)
2003 — Town Hall, Annecy-le-Vieux (FR)
2003 — Town Hall, Cran-Gevrier (FR)


Competitions

2003 — Public Choice Award (1st Prize), 8th Amateur Painters Competition, Cran-Gevrier Town Hall (FR)
2014 — Salon Tonnerre de Brest (FR)