I was born in 1965. As a child, I used to spend
a lot of time drawing. After high school, I chose a career in art.
While I was
studying to be graphic artist, I discovered the impressionists. This
awakened my interest in paintings. But it was only in 1988 that I
really started painting seriously.
Since then, I have tried different techniques and methods, including
the following:
- watercolours and oil paintings
- gouache, acrylic, pastel and certain mixed painting techniques which
I have been exploring in great depth in the past few years.
I have held
exhibitions in most of the galleries in the Val d'Oise region and
have received numerous awards (see list on this page). However, I
participate in such exhibitions less frequently as I prefer to have
a more direct relationship with the public by organising my own exhibitions.
Degas, Lautrec,
Turner, Monet and Van Gogh are painters that I greatly admire. I also
look up to contemporary painters (who are mostly American) such as
Hook, Chamberlain, Dawson, Curtis, and of course, my friend and fellow
painter, Thierry Warion.
My approach
can be described as follows:
- my paintings
are resolutely figurative and descriptive.
- I see myself as a witness of the times. Many of my subjects disappear
each week, each year...
- If I paint individuals in a marketplace or on a beach, I do so as
a contemporary painter, and not as a painter who gets caught up with
parasols or cloaks. However, I do not hesitate painting cars or agricultural
machines if the subject is warranted.
I have great
respect for the public, its intelligence, and its hunger to learn.
I also believe growth can be achieved together: the painter must grow
without constraints (especially commercial ones such as: "which
format, which technique, which subject will sell most?”) If he
takes the trouble to speak to his public, to express his feelings
and emotions, the public will follow his progress and grow at the
same time and thus provide the artist with new challenges so that
he can grow and evolve continuously.
As far as I
am concerned, I try to encourage people to look at the subjects that
I paint in a different light.
