Christian Petit is as unique as the pastels he creates.It is more than a passion; it is a mission for this creator perfectionist to carry out the legacy of "Making Pastels" To
understand
why Christian is so passionate in what he does, one has to go back in
time, when in 1927, George-Henry Petit, Christian’s Grand-Father, an
accomplished chemist acquired the secret formula from Girault
family.
As
a child, Christian’s preferred game was to dip his hands in the natural
pigments and the “paste” while his Grand-Father and Father were
creating these unique pastels. So, as long as he can remember; Christian has always been fascinated by these brilliant and intense colors.
Henry Petit, Christian’s father kept the tradition alive and instill his son Christian with the legacy of the "Art of Making Pastels".It is in Montignac, one of the most stunning areas in France, that Christian ameliorates and creates the pastels we all love today.
"I
was mixing for days, the natural pigments to reach “my” ideal blue;
when one morning while admiring the blue Iris from my garden--to my
surprise --and joy --I realized that the blue I created the night
before matched the color of the Iris: "I could not do better than nature itself!" Number 361 was born out the “Blues” ready to dry under the sun and to be used by pastelists the world over."
Christian is very proud to bring this unique pastel into the 21st century and help artists create all the wondeful paintings with pastels he so passionately loves and so emotionally attached.
