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Jean Jullien takes a new direction with Le Jardin Bleu, a new show in San Francisco

Taking inspiration from his childhood, happy holiday memories and other themes close to his heart, Jean Jullien has launched a new show in San Francisco this week, featuring a body of work that moves away from his usual drawing style and instead dives into watercolour.

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All images courtesy of Jean Jullien and Chandran Gallery

All images courtesy of Jean Jullien and Chandran Gallery

Le Jardin Bleu at the Chandran Gallery will present 25 new paintings on the ocean, summer and people, painted or inspired by summers in Brittany region in France, with a sketchbook in hand. "I am focusing on minimal storytelling,” Jullien says. “Hopefully the works give a sense of calm I feel when I’m painting. I’m happiest in summer. Days are slow, with walks to the beach, long lunches in the garden, drawing in the sun, good wine..."

Le Jardin Bleu will also feature new life-sized sculpture works to accompany the 25 new paintings, as well as an immersive installation on the bottom floor of the gallery. You can discover more at chandrangallery.com.

A swimmer floating in bright blue water faces a sandy beach lined with green trees and black beach huts, with small figures dotted across the shore
Watercolour painting of a crowded beach with turquoise sea, people swimming and sunbathing, and silhouetted palm fronds in the foreground
A figure in white stands on a brick beach beside lush green plants, gazing at a bright blue sea dotted with darker blue brushstrokes and small orange details
Five swimmers floating in bright blue water dotted with white clouds, painted in Jean Jullien's watercolour style
Two people running through a grassy meadow dotted with white flowers towards a turquoise beach and rocky island beyond
A figure in white stands on a grassy path flanked by lush green vegetation, gazing towards a turquoise sea under a pale blue sky
Aerial view of a lone surfer riding down a massive wave with white foam crest against brilliant turquoise water
A watercolour painting of a turquoise bay surrounded by lush green foliage, with a figure on a red beach in the foreground and swimmers in a small boat in the water
Man in brown shirt standing before window showing coastal landscape with green hillsides and blue water, in Jean Jullien's watercolour style
Beachgoers in colourful swimwear scattered across sand and shallow turquoise water under a clear blue sky
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