Why paint
About me
La création n’est pas vraiment un désir, un souhait. Mais plutôt une force en soi qui ne veut pas s’éteindre. L’œuvre peut être minime ou plus imposante. Elle peut semblée ridicule aux yeux des autres, mais demeure essentielle pour son créateur. Le processus aussi important sinon plus que son résultat.
Until recently, I never thought of myself as a creator, an artist. But maturity brings introspection and hindsight. Reflecting on my career, I realize that I've always created. From a very young age, with what I had at hand, to now with paint, passing through the decades, with fibers, textiles, pencils, papers, metals, stones, plants: sewing, crochet, drawing, origami, jewelry, mosaics, and most recently floristry. The common thread: handling organic materials to mix, marry, oppose, tame, sublimate, appreciate, divide and reassemble them into a new, expressive, different, intriguing and inviting whole.
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My years of discovery have now led me to painting. Painting abstracts.
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I give myself this total freedom. All choices are mine, without restriction or intervention. Subjects, mediums, colors, supports, textures, instincts, brushstrokes, gaps, moments of inspiration, right up to the moment when I decide that the work is finished.
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Ce que je veux offrir aux observateurs, un moment de liberté. La liberté d’apprécier ou non ce qui leurs est offert. La liberté d’étudier, de scruter, de découvrir. La liberté de prendre un moment d’arrêt. Que ce moment d’arrêt apporte, n’est-ce qu’un instant: repos, réflexion, énergie, souvenir.
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I hope to offer you this ephemeral escape with every glance.
