Painting

My painting feeds on reality and tends towards abstraction. Moving from sharp to blurred, from shadow to light, through fluid gestures and textured effects, I would like to move between reality and each viewer’s imagination.

Tribute to Salah 2022–2026

Portraits and façades of the “Chez Salah” café, an emblematic figure of the Tossée neighbourhood and of the working-class memory of northern France. Series exhibited at La Condition Publique, Roubaix, in September 2026.

Salah, the Man Who Stood Tall — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah, the Man Who Stood Tall2024

Salah, Standing — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah, Standing2024

Salah, Constellation — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah, Constellation2024

Salah… the Man Who Could See Ahead — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah… the Man Who Could See Ahead2022

Salah, Starry Sky — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah, Starry Sky2022

Salah, Blue Night — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah, Blue Night2022

Salah, Portraits — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Salah, Portraits2022

Tribute to Salah, Yellow — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Tribute to Salah, Yellow2022

Tribute to Salah, Night — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Tribute to Salah, Night2022

Chez Salah, the Façade — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, the Façade2024

Café Salah at Dusk — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Café Salah at Dusk2022

Chez Salah, Starry Night — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, Starry Night2022

Chez Salah, Nocturne — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, Nocturne2026

Chez Salah, Midnight Blue — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, Midnight Blue2022

Chez Salah, Black and Orange — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, Black and Orange2022

Chez Salah, the Open Door — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, the Open Door2022

Chez Salah, the Street at Night — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, the Street at Night2022

Chez Salah, on the Doorstep — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, on the Doorstep2022

Chez Salah, the Old-Timers of La Tossée — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, the Old-Timers of La Tossée2022

Chez Salah, on Kraft Paper — Tribute to Salah, painting by François Poitout — Chez Salah, on Kraft Paper2022

Whales 2026

A new series devoted to whales and the ocean, prepared for exhibitions at the “Les Pêcheries” Sea Museum in Fécamp and at Nausicaá.

The Whale on the Quay — Whales, painting by François Poitout — The Whale on the Quay2026

The Whale’s Leap — Whales, painting by François Poitout — The Whale’s Leap2026

The Eye of the Whale — Whales, painting by François Poitout — The Eye of the Whale2026

Whale and Calf — Whales, painting by François Poitout — Whale and Calf2026

Humpback Whales — Whales, painting by François Poitout — Humpback Whales2026

Whale at the Surface — Whales, painting by François Poitout — Whale at the Surface2026

Polar Night — Whales, painting by François Poitout — Polar Night2026

Dive — Whales, painting by François Poitout — Dive2026

The Calais Dragon 2025–2026

Paintings around the legend of the Calais Dragon, which gave rise to the book “The Calais Dragon Legend”.

The Calais Dragon and the Crowd — The Calais Dragon, painting by François Poitout — The Calais Dragon and the Crowd2026

Blue Dragon — The Calais Dragon, painting by François Poitout — Blue Dragon2025

Fire Dragon — The Calais Dragon, painting by François Poitout — Fire Dragon2025

Dragon’s Head — The Calais Dragon, painting by François Poitout — Dragon’s Head2025

The Dragon on the Pier — The Calais Dragon, painting by François Poitout — The Dragon on the Pier2025

Heritage & architecture

Factories, railway stations, brownfields and architecture of northern France: my main source of inspiration is our industrial heritage, revealed during an exhibition at the former Tossée factory in Tourcoing.

Heritage no. 2 — Heritage & architecture, painting by François Poitout — Heritage no. 2

La Tossée, Vertical — Heritage & architecture, painting by François Poitout — La Tossée, Vertical2019

The Footbridge — Heritage & architecture, painting by François Poitout — The Footbridge2019

La Tossée 2023

Canvases shown at the 2023 exhibition at La Tossée.

La Tossée no. 1 — La Tossée, painting by François Poitout — La Tossée no. 12023

La Tossée no. 2 — La Tossée, painting by François Poitout — La Tossée no. 22023

La Tossée no. 3 — La Tossée, painting by François Poitout — La Tossée no. 32023

French Guiana, between Earth and Sky 2015

Series painted after a trip to French Guiana, exhibited in Kourou in 2015.

French Guiana no. 2 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 22015

French Guiana no. 3 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 32015

French Guiana no. 4 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 42015

French Guiana no. 5 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 52015

French Guiana no. 6 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 62015

French Guiana no. 7 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 72015

French Guiana no. 8 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 82015

French Guiana no. 9 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 92015

French Guiana no. 10 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 102015

French Guiana no. 11 — French Guiana, between Earth and Sky, painting by François Poitout — French Guiana no. 112015