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Title: Vision de Claude Monet et des nymphéas, sur le pont Japonais à Giverny | 2022
Watercolor on paper
Size: 36x51 cm
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"It all started the day I came across an old colourized photo of Claude Monet posing on his famous Japanese bridge. I wanted to take up the idea of a portrait of Claude Monet contemplating his garden in Giverny. The Water Lilies being an important source of inspiration for the impressionist painter, I could only put these flowers in the foreground. The refined geometric representation of the water lily flower, which seems to exist only for the artist, gives the painting its full meaning for me."

Title: Delicious Solitude | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 31x41 cm
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"This watercolour enchants me, just as Frank Bramley's painting enchanted me, of which this painting is a pastiche (imitation or evocation of the style). I love its atmosphere, both bucolic and sophisticated. At first glance, I would have sworn it was a painting by Claude Monet, but no, this young woman reading in the coolness of a peaceful garden is a work dated 1909 and produced by the post-impressionist British painter. I opted for a more open framing and my interpretation of the foliage lets in the light. One can feel that I enjoyed painting the lace, my little personal tribute to my grandmother who was a lace-maker in Calais. Displaying a little old-fashioned romantic feeling, this painting finally emanates a sentiment of inner peace, of quality of the moment which makes it the ideal image for a reading room, or a bedroom."

Title: Lecture en forêt Bretonne | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"Chaos, in French, are heaps of large rocks, typical of the forests of Brittany. They lend a unique look to landscapes, adding their granite colour to the rich green palette of the forests in this region. Sometimes covered with moss, they look like green giants that have been sleeping there for centuries. These forests are a perfect natural setting to escape in thought reading a book."

Title: Il était une fois...les 1001 nuits | 2019
Watercolor on paper
Size: 51x35,5 cm
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"As you may guess, I love to read! I started sketching the girl reading on a coach with a curtain behind. Then, I didn't want to represent a huge sofa of little graphic interest, covering the entire length of the painting. I had the idea of transforming the edge of the sofa into a sand dune, and there is no better subject than a couple of camels and their driver to symbolize the desert. From there, everything was allowed. The painting decided its destiny as if by itself: it would be an illustration of an imaginary world inspired by the adventures of the Arabian Nights tale. The rest of the composition imposed itself from there. Sinbad's sailboat rushed through the stormy sea to enter the painting from the right side. Ali Baba's cavern gave a glimpse of its treasure inside the cushion. The curtain opened on an Arab city, as it would come out of a storybook. This painting is one of my achievements of which I am most proud."

Title: La Rencontre | 2019
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"How I wish I could hypnotize a wild animal with my flute! I sometimes draw my inspiration from my memories, or from my deepest childhood wishes. This painting is about our connection to Mother Nature and how children can always connect with it more deeply. This painting illustrates how music and innocence can bring both human and animal kingdoms together."

Award: This painting made semi-finalist at KingHouseGallery Art Contest

Title: Water lily in Brittany | 2019
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"I used my own reference photo for this painting. As Brittany sky was often clouded, I imagined the colours I would have loved to see. Being interested in geometric patterns, the Water Lily flower is a motif I always wanted to paint but had never really dared to. After a quite elaborate first attempt, I started from scratch again and spent several days painting this flower to reach a satisfactory render, but it is nothing compared to how long it took Mother Nature to craft such beauties."

Title: Le Printemps des Oiseaux | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 51x35,5 cm
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"I love bird-watching and enjoy painting them even more. Here, I wanted to illustrate a flying bird and a posing one among the fresh flowers of Springtime, when the air is loaded with life."

Title: Woman in Bloom | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 31x31 cm
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"Sometimes I thoroughly predesigned my painting before I start painting , sometimes I just follow my inspiration and I start from a blank paper then see where it leads. It can be a long term process before I am satisfied. This painting stayed in my drawing carpet for a while until one night, I had the inspiration of blending the face of a woman into the flower. I have explored this path and some more paintings are on their ways."

Title: Le Voyage en Voilier | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 51x35,5 cm
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"The original idea was to represent an imaginary landscape using coloured gray glazes. I was so unhappy with the first result that I left the painting in a drawer for several months, until one day I thought of it, and took it out. That day was THE day to «save» this painting. I got so inspired and fearless that I dared to emphasize the foggy mood, adding the houses blending into the mist. The bird was initially the primary subject; it got supplanted but it is still the guide leading the eye into the landscape."

Title: Unconditional Love | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 51x35,5 cm
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"This one is part of the paintings that are inspired by a mood, itself triggered by a certain color scheme. It is about the contrast between the cloudy sky, the strong colored background and the romantic atmosphere in the foreground, where a beautiful couple of swans are courting, creating the heart-shaped with their necks."

Title: Introspection | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 31x41 cm
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"I started this watercolor without a plan, just following my inspiration. The subject imposed itself little by little, in complicity with my subconscious, to end up telling this beautiful story. I have received many comments on social medias about this artwork. It is interesting to see how many different interpretations can be done. Depending on each one's own sensibility and/or state of mind, it is seen as positive and enlightening or depressing. To me it is about the dialogue with one's inner self and how our connection to nature can help us to cope with our human condition."

Title: Woman at the window | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 51x35,5 cm
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"I always wanted to paint a woman sitting in a window, looking out, as it illustrates so well how our mind and imagination tend to escape to other horizons when we are facing a window opening on a beautiful view. I made this painting right after the first lockdown in 2020. It took on a much deeper meaning since so many of us were cloistered at home, with a window as the only possibility of escape."

Title: Wild Run | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"Horses are one of my favorite themes. They are so graceful and always strongly express the feeling of freedom. My goal here was also to use a limited but original color chart. The rendering of sand kicked up by galloping horses was also an interesting challenge to tackle."

Title: Promenade en barque | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"There are times in my life as a painter when I am obsessed with certain color ranges. This watercolor is an excellent example of this 'chromatic quest': here clash and complement each other bright yellows, greyish purples and warm blues. This autumn landscape, where a couple are boating on a lake, exudes the peaceful joy of a moment of relaxation in nature."

Title: Comox | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 35.5x25 cm
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"I have had the immense pleasure to travel to Canada and visit Vancouver Island. This is a view from Comox and the incredibly beautiful sunsets that I witnessed that evening."

Title: Colorado Rockies | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"During a road trip through the USA, I was very impressed by discovering the Rocky Mountains and I could not help but think of the first settlers who arrived there to face this impressive natural barrier. I spent countless hours gazing at the changing weather above the peaks and used more than one photo I took in Colorado as a reference to compose this typical view of rural USA."

Title: Rainy day | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"My intention was to represent the rain, to render this particular atmosphere in the fall where the downpour gives way to the sun and the air takes on a divine light. The range of colors is quite limited but chosen in order to sublimate the romantic and serene mood of this scene where a couple of lovers are walking in a park."

Title: Les oies sauvages | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"I wanted to paint a wide-angle perspective of a landscape, really inviting to travel and leading the mind to escape to a cheerful world, with warm colors and space. "

Title: Provence | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 31x41 cm
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"This painting is one of the first painting projects that came to me when I started painting with watercolors. Inspired by Claude Monet's painting entitled 'Les Oies' (the Geese), this watercolor is loaded with my childhood memories in Provence. From Monet's painting, only the female figure in front of the house remains. The rocky facade that can be seen in the background are the foothills of the Sainte Victoire mountain, dear to Paul Cezanne."

Title: Behind the trees | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"During a summer trip in the south of France, I passed by a gate that called my attention. I peeked and discovered the sight of huge trees casting their shadows on a driveway leading to a beautiful and mysterious facade. I took a picture and once back to my studio, I used it as a reference photo. I added the cat sitting in the alley and looking at the audience, as I needed some company ;-)"

Title: La Femme à l'ombrelle | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 35.5x51 cm
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"During the first lockdown in 2020, I was craving for outdoors as most of the people. A seascape with an open sky is to me such a mind relaxing view."

Title: Boundless | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 35.5x51 cm
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"When I started this painting I wanted to invent a seascape and a sky, using a hue range I have never used before. As I always love a subject in my paintings, a running horse seemed to be a great choice. It gives a sense of freedom and movement."

Title: Flamingos | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"This is one of my first watercolors. As you may have noticed, I love colors! This painting was a pretext to experiment with a wide range of tones and textures, while depicting the grace of Flamingos."

Title: Un matin au Canada | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 41x31 cm
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"A couple in a canoe peacefully glide on the surface of a Canadian lake as the sun is rising. This scene could have been captured by an artist last week or during the 17th century. It ageless."

Title: Be the Bee | 2021
Watercolor on paper
Size: 35.5x51 cm
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"Here microcosms and macrocosms merge together. The fine translucent walls of the flower metamorphose themselves into the walls of a coloured cave. The pistil becomes a toboggan of light. Just like the bee collecting pollen, we have the privilege of visiting the enchanted world of this remarkable Iris flower."

Title: Frozen Lake | 2020
Watercolor on paper
Size: 35.5x51 cm
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"Snow is white? Yes and no! It is another state of water, and as water it reflects the surrounding light.In this painting I wanted to render an utopian memory of my trip to Canada and the winter atmosphere that I glimpsed at; the fine hues of snow, ice, and the fog mingling with the clouds. The particular perspective of this vertical landscape guides the viewer's gaze all around the image, making it both catchy and relaxing."

Title: Door to Freedom | 2019
Watercolor on paper
Size: 30x40 cm
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"This my first attempt to combine graphite pencil and watercolor paint. My interest in geometry is represented here by the oriental arabesque door and the "geometrized" female character which is allied to the symbol of the bird representing here the soul detaching itself from the body."