First oil painting by Mauritian artist Pascal Lagesse At first, I didn't know I could paint. That might seem like a strange thing for an artist to admit — someone who has spent decades in front of a canvas, who has built an entire visual language from scratch, who has exhibited across Mauritius and beyond. But it is the truth. There was no early revelation, no childhood moment where I picked up a crayon and suddenly understood my destiny. There was simply a fascination, quiet