Yes, unless otherwise stated, all the paintings shown on this site are available for sale.
The prices of the canvases are available here and are essentially based on the size of the painting which is provided in the legend below the image.
Once you have decided to purchase, payment must be made by bank transfer. The account details will be provided. The artwork will be shipped immediately to your home via a reputable courier. It will be packaged according to standard art shipping practices in a cardboard box. The linen canvas is protected by a rigid backing and foam padding at each corner. Multiple layers of bubble wrap are inserted to cushion against shocks and vibrations that may occur during transport. You have a legal right of withdrawal of two weeks. If, for any reason, you decide not to purchase the artwork, you may return it. In this case, the return shipping costs are your responsibility. The amounts paid will be credited to your account, excluding the return shipping costs.
All the works presented on the site are acrylics on canvas. I practiced watercolor and pastel, but I haven’t practiced them for a long time.
The canvases are painted with a brush using heavy body type acrylic colors, that is to say very concentrated in pigment. I almost never use medium. This allows the naturalness of the color to be preserved as much as possible.
Yes, all these works are unique and are sold with a certificate of authenticity.
I do not prepare my supports myself. I buy them all prepared. They are all wooden frames two centimeters thick. The linen fabrics are nailed to the sides of the frame and staples are affixed to the back. The canvases are stamped with my personal and exclusive blue stamp. I never paint the sides of the chassis.
In France, in Royan on the Atlantic coast. I was born in Provence (Avignon). I also resided in Morocco as well as in the Paris region.
My Mother tongue is French. I am fluent in English and Spanish and can maintain written and oral contacts in these two languages. The pages of my site are systematically published in these three languages.
In the 80s, I met the one who was to become my wife. By a happy coincidence, this one is the great-granddaughter of a painter who was a member of the Barbizon school. Her apartment was therefore decorated with numerous oils and watercolors by this painter. He was a professional who had acquired a certain notoriety. It is present in many collections. His paintings are in several museums. This revitalized my taste for painting. At the beginning of our marriage, visits to galleries and museums were numerous. But during the summer of 87, the meeting with the painter Roger Escudié on the island of Noirmoutier proved to be the trigger. We spent an entire afternoon with the painter and his daughter. The latter was then going through a difficult pass. He was ill and living in an unenviable family situation. He died in 1990. He had an endearing personality that marked us. He encouraged me to paint, gave advice etc… Finally, at the end of the holidays, I acquired a box of pastels and I started by making copies to learn. Then I switched to watercolors and started the real creations. The watercolor material lends itself well to travel, it is easily transportable. As I traveled frequently, in the evening after my day’s work, I did some watercolors in my hotel room. The positive comments from some of the maids encouraged me. But in the end, I did not persevere in this technique and I quickly switched to acrylic, a technique that I have kept until today.
I like to draw inspiration from places where I have lived. I like to restore atmospheres, colors and shapes. I also really like painting flowers.
Spanish painting of the twentieth century has always greatly impressed and influenced me. A painter like Mir influences my landscapes. I learned a great deal about light by studying Sorolla’s canvases. The contrasts of German Expressionism, Nolde in particular, also have a certain influence on my abstract works.
I am very interested in all that is done in contemporary painting. Today we have the chance with YouTube to be able to virtually visit all the greatest galleries in the world and visit each of their exhibitions (Marylin Buchanan’s channel). In any case, all those who influence contemporary art. Google Art also allows you to view all the great historical works of painting in high definition. The Internet keeps us informed about the secondary art market. All this while staying at home. However, I paint freely and as I feel. I have no school or style constraints.
I have been painting for over thirty years. It took me about three years to acquire a personal way of dealing with inspirational subjects in acrylic. After this period my approach stabilized and my style changed little. However, in 2022, my paintings have been the subject of more nuance in the application of color and more variety in the subjects treated. My art creations have evolved to abstraction.