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Artist Painter

Welcome to my website. It is designed to share my work with you. This is my  work is the result of a long research on colours, material and textures... searching, trying, taking risks.

 

My first passion in painting is the human model and now

I also like painting animals and nature.

 

In the past years, my family and I were lucky to live in different countries with a rich culture which inspired me. It is impossible not to fall in love with all their beauty....

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ARTIST BIO

Since my childhood, I have enjoyed taking advantage of any free time to draw,

paint or take painting courses.

I initially graduated and worked as a graphic designer.

 

Then, I took painting classes at Miami University in Florida, at ‘‘Ecole des Beaux Arts" de Paris

and master classes with amazing painters like Marta Escrivá in Madrid,

Michelle Lecers and Ute Hadam in France.

 

I enjoyed and learnt a lot being member of the “Atelier Piece Unique” in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France; teaching classes, sharing an atelier with other artists, participating in exhibitions, workshops and artist meetings.

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"Mum, do you know who is the greatest artist of the world? Nature mum, Nature is the greatest "
 
My son Arthur at 8 years old, we were driving through the forest a sunny afternoon of autumn in France back home from school.

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MY PAINTINGS

Cows

People frequently ask me: «Why do you paint cows» ? 

This makes me smile; we lived many years in Middle East and we were looking for rain and cold every summer back in France when it is the sunniest time of the year... 

Normandy is one of the most beautiful places in Northern France where it often rains in summer . 

In Normandy, the cutest and most curious cows I have ever met, inspired me : each one of them made me think they speak to me in a intriguing and pleasant way.

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MY PAINTINGS

Nature and Landscapes

Art Commissions
ART COMMISSIONS

PAINTING CLASSES

Painting classes for beginners to advanced

Since 2009, I've been teaching painting classes in Bahrain, Dubai and France. A rich experience which I enjoyed and I learnt from each one of my students: the excitement when an idea becomes a painting when they grow proud of their abilities and their desire to going further. It is such a pleasure!

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CONTACT ME

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