Artist statement

My paintings are an emotional response to the superficial world we are living in. My motivation is that every woman, regardless of physical appearance, should be celebrated.

By painting glamorous and flawless women in calculated poses (see recent work), I wish to explore the interaction between them and the viewer and therefore engage a reaction or an emotion. These women, whose 'attitude' may express self-confidence and eroticism, are secretly vulnerable and enigmatic. The most striking element of my paintings is probably the eyes, whether closed or opened, which place the viewers in the position of 'voyeur'. They are consequently forced to see beyond the perfect visual representations of the female form.

I am happy for the observers to make up their own mind about what they see, as long as it questions their belief.

I mainly work with oil paint (but sometimes use other techniques) as I think it is the perfect medium to translate my aesthetic. The choice of a subject is usually dictated by my mood or by the hazard. It can be a photo seen in a magazine or a book, a song I listen to, a word etc., as long as it is inspiring.

Please click on the sub-pages to see my work. The original paintings can be bought (subject to availability), printed on canvas or transfered onto a mural / Merci de bien vouloir cliquer sur Recent work, Figures, Landscapes et Misc.