Born in the fifties in Le Mans from a family settled in the city for generations, I watched all the 24 hours races from 1957 to now as a passionate spectator, and as a pit Marshall from 1989 to 2009.
Trained as an engineer, I left Le Mans in the seventies to work all over the world in the energy business, but still painting during these years ; now back home, I opened a workshop in the medieval city and get paintings out of the cupboard to show them to the public. I have so many pictures in my memory that I am trying to share in painting ; my hope is that my paintings reflect the fact that they were seen by real eyes in the real time and that it can be felt.
1990's,
A series of Formula 1 historic cars illustrations for the weekly magazine Auto-Hebdo and for the monthly magazines Course-Auto and F1 the Mag
2000’s
Illustrations for the GP Data Book #2 and #3 by D.Hayhoe and D.Holland (Haynes publishing)
2011,
Illustration for the weekly magazine Auto-Hebdo (All F1 Champion Helmets) - OPENING MY FIRST STUDIO & GALLERY in Le MANS medieval city, 1, rue de la Truie qui File
2012
Illustrations for the book “ Formula 1, All the races ” by Roger Smith (Haynes publishing) march 2012 - The book has been sold out in few months - Nominated for the British awards of the best Motorsport book of the year
MOVING MY STUDIO & GALLERY in Le MANS medieval city, 2, rue Dorée
2013 & 2015
Illustrations for the 2nd and 3rd editions of the book “ Formula 1, All the races ” by Roger Smith (Haynes publishing-2013 and Evro publishing-2015)
2013 to 2019,
Various illustrations for the weekly magazine Auto-Hebdo (Ayrton Senna F1 cars, All McLaren F1 winners, All F1 french drivers Helmets, ......)
Appointed Official Painter of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by the A.C.O. (Automobile Club de l'Ouest, creator and organizer of the “24 Heures du Mans” race) from June 2013 to December 2018.
Preparing an exhibition in Santa Fe (New Mexico – USA)
Regular exhibitions at Galerie Vitesse, 48 rue de Berri, 75008 Paris
Contact
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Alain Baudouin
Studio open on saturdays and on appointment
Telephone: (33) 06 33 84 25 59
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