French artist, Pierre Bittar, is world renowned for his Impressionistic oil paintings. In the manner of the great Impressionists, Pierre Bittar works out-of-doors, no matter the climate, sometimes braving extreme cold or heat.

As he paints, his eyes are full of the sight he is viewing, but he is also moved by his other senses: hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting the atmosphere that surrounds him. All these combined help him to interpret the landscape or seascape he is painting.

The result of this alchemy is that the painting breathes life and the viewer experiences this phenomenon. From this exchange of vibrations is born the most subtle of connection between the hand and the heart of the artist and the gaze of the spectator.

Please come to share in the beauty of Pierre Bittar’s paintings and peruse his gallery of European and Northern Michigan paintings, lithographs, and posters at the Pierre Bittar Gallery, 188 East Main Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740. 231.526.6750.