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Bernard Lompre's Biography

1952

Birth in Morocco, father is a Cavalry Officer

 

1960

First sea excursions

 

1970

National Certificate of Sailing Monitor

My first sailing and living boat is bought

 

1975-80

Stop studying Medicine in 3rd year

Apprenticeship in Sophrology and Hypnosis

1981

First Transatlantic Toulon-Antilles as a skipper on a Galapagos 42 feet.

In charge of the Le Moule's church reconstruction (Guadeloupe). The monument is classified and I received congratulations from the France Buildings Architect.

 

1985

South of France : mural painter, trompe-l'oeil

Painting shows & happenings; expositions; an illustrated poetry book is published

Portugal : conceiving of a 3D effect on ceramic

1989

I meet Susana

Aqualand Saint-Cyr (Var) : decoration, 600 m2 of fresco. Achievement of a giant mural fresco (ceramic)

Purchase of Superchallenger MK3 (30 feet) and sea trip right up to the Azores

 

1991

Birth of Yann (Azores)

Creation and painting firm

Restoring of the Santo Antonio, 150 years, the oldest azorian ship, given to the municipal museum

1994

Canada : we buy a camping-car and travel during 9 months, painting here and there mural frescos, from Quebec to Florida

 

1995

Tahiti, Moorea : we buy a 35 feet with which we visit the islands Opening of a shop, Pacific Tattoo (Bora Bora), while living on board

3 cyclones during the last year, nothing broken but all our photos are lost :-(

1999

South of France : opening of 2 shops, Pacific Tattoo, in Sanary-sur-mer and Saint- Tropez. Creation of the first Internet site tatou.net

 

2004-2005

Pacific Tattoo in Hyeres-les-Palmiers

Susana and I separate from each other; she keeps the shop in Hyeres

2006

Creation of the site www.lompre.com

I settle in Paris, Esplanade des Invalides, then leave, after several months, to Ferney- Voltaire (Switzerland)

 

2007

I settle in Auroville, Pondichery (South India)

 

2008

Come back from India, itinerant tattooing... Paris, Rolle (Switzerland), then Hyeres

I buy a plot of land in Cuers (Var) and set up a tattoo salon at the country

2009

Traveling in south east asia and working 3 month in paris and geneva

 

2010

Traveling in south east asia and working 3 month in paris and geneva

 

2011

Traveling in south east asia and working 3 month in paris and geneva

 

2012

Traveling in south east asia and working 3 month in paris and geneva

 

 

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If you have any questions, please contact me, I'll be glad to answer you : bernard@lompre.com