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My work expresses the reality of the world and what I would like to see happen for all of us to enjoy our future.
I love the beauty of nature, the beauty of the human figure, and the beauty of human designs. I aspire for it to age slowly and beautifully. I aspire for all to be protected and respected. I aspire for all of it to last.
Each scene has a sense of history beyond the raw landscape. It has some trace of human activity. These scenes came from my observation during my travels. Light is very important to the atmosphere of a paintings. Sunshine or thunderstorms can transform a place. A pile of concrete blocks can be striking with the proper light. The recollection of the mood I was in when I took the reference photo is critical.
I was born in Paris and raised in nearby Versailles where art is everywhere. I started drawing and painting as a child and my parents enrolled me with a teacher with whom I studied drawing for three years
From an early age, I excelled in math and therefore ended up with a master’s degree in electrical engineering. At the same time, art continued to be of interest to me. While attending college, I took courses in the evening at “Ecole des Beaux Arts” in Versailles. This is a very formal art school.
Upon retiring, from the high tech industry I went to community college to see whether I could still hold a piece of charcoal and a brush. Immediately, I realized that I still loved it, but I was frustrated by my lack of technique. My ideas were not coming through. It was when I decided to learn and to do a Master in fine art, painting and drawing which I completed in 2021 at AAU in San Francisco.
I now live in Reno with my wife. We travel a lot, in the US with our trailer and internationally. When I am in Nevada, I spend time in my studio, drawing and painting. I paint scenes of the area but also scenes from my travel. I like to have a story in my painting. Although most of my paintings are landscape, I include buildings or people to better portrait what is life in these places.