My Wishes in Color for 2026
In the quiet of the studio, winter has a peculiar ability to suspend time. Outside, nature seems to sleep; colors have become discreet, giving way to grays, browns, and the bare structure of trees. It is often in this apparent starkness that inspiration finds its most fertile soil.
As 2025 fades to make way for 2026, I wanted to set down my brushes for a moment to write to you. Not as a simple New Year’s formality, but as a warm message, from human to human, from one who seeks light to those who know how to look for it.
The Passage of Time: A Matter of Nuance
For a painter, a new year feels strangely like a blank canvas resting on the easel. It is intimidating in its emptiness, yet infinitely promising for all that it can become.
The past year has had, for each of us, its own palette. Areas of shadow, deep and sometimes difficult, like those burnt umber tones I use to create relief. But it has also had its bursts of light, those touches of yellow or gold that suddenly make the whole picture vibrate.
In my artistic approach, I often speak of painting as a “breath.” It is this breathing space that I wish for you to find in this new year. In the tumult of daily life, I wish for us collectively to be able to take those necessary pauses, those returns to inner silence where the true colors of life can finally emerge.
The Texture of Our Lives
On Appelgam.fr, you come looking for something that goes beyond a mere image. You come seeking a vibration, an emotion captured in matter.
For 2026, I wish you texture. May your year not be smooth! May it be rich in encounters that catch the eye, in experiences that leave a mark, in joys as thick and generous as a beautiful layer of oil paint.
I wish for you to keep that precious connection with nature, our primary school. Even in the heart of winter, she teaches us that light always eventually breaks through, and that renewal is a kept promise.
Thank You for Sharing
Every visit to this site, every gaze rested upon my canvases, is an echo to my work. Your presence, even virtual, gives meaning to my solitary research in the studio. Thank you for being part of this chromatic journey.
May 2026 be for you, and for your loved ones, a vibrant, creative year bathed in benevolent light.
Warmly and artistically,
Jean Claude Appelgam