I work with acrylic on canvas. Acrylic paint enables me to work in a spontaneous and dynamic way, which I like. At the heart of my practice is observation and a desire to translate what I see in the real world into color, shape and space.

My work is inspired by the natural world. Although a new painting usually begins with a photograph, it serves only as a starting point. Through a process of reduction and continual formal decisions, these elements become the true substance of the painting. I am drawn to formal simplicity and to strong, vivid colors. I am not interested in a precise translation of light and space. What interests me is transforming the original subject into a new image that exists independently of its source.

The motif is reduced to its essence and may lose its recognizability for the viewer, yet remains present for me. Though abstract, the work subtly suggests a horizon, terrain, and atmosphere. The viewer senses a landscape without needing to identify it literally.

Certain themes recur throughout my work: the familiar places where I have lived, landscapes encountered during my travels, and flowers. In many of my paintings, the horizon is a central element, evoking a sense of infinity and the unknown. 

My recent landscapes have moved toward greater abstraction and more geometric structures. Although the compositions may appear simple, this simplicity is deliberate. Each painting represents what is left after the original subject has been stripped of complexity - a composition that feels complete in itself, while leaving space for interpretation. Above all, I paint for the pleasure of creating.

 

"L'artiste ne doit pas copier la nature mais prendre les éléments de la nature et créer un nouvel élément"    Paul Gauguin