Pastel
Puppeteer
WHEN PASTELIST DAVID DECOBERT WAS A SMALL BOY, HIS
FATHER GAVE HIM A PINOCCHIO PUPPET. MOST OF US HAVE
ALMOST CERTAINLY LOST OR BROKEN OUR CHILDHOOD
TOYS, BUT DECOBERT LOVINGLY PRESERVED THIS SPECIAL
GIFT. TODAY, MANY YEARS LATER, IT HAS BECOME THE MODEL
AND INSPIRATION FOR AN ENCHANTING SERIES OF PASTELS.By Niall O’Neill
CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT
The Thinker of
Geppetto (83⁄₅x62⁄₅)
Young Pinocch’
With a Pearl
Earring (14½x104⁄₅)
Siesta (11x162⁄₅)
The Pastelist
(14x102⁄₅)
Absentminded
(14½x104⁄₅)
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