From as early as the age of six, I had already shown a
strong interest in the visual arts. Ever since, and
throughout my studies at the Ecole Paul Colin, my life has
been oriented toward the practice of drawing and painting.
Afterwards for many years, I used this artistic knowledge
to find work as a full-time commercial artist in Paris and
later in Toronto. Since 1975, I’ve started to
dedicate more and more time to my professional career in
fine art.
After having exhibited my birch bark collages for many
years, I’ve recently come back to my former favorite
medium, painting in oils. I came to this decision out of a
desire to discover new modes of expression, new techniques
and to take advantage of the full spectrum of oil
colors.The subtleties of the hues inherent in birch bark as
well as its varied textures, awakened in me a greater
sensitivity to nuance, which I have sought to bring to my
newer work in oils.
It has always been important for me to experiment with
different approaches to creative expression and I have
found that painting in oils allows me much greater
flexibility in this.
The human form is my favorite vehicle for expressing
feeling, movement and state of mind. My work is often
inspired by models that I have seen in public places or in
shows such as Cirque du Soleil.
My work can be either semi-figurative or abstract. In the
semi-figurative manner the subjects are stylized and
modified in order to emphasize form and movement. On the
other hand, my abstract works are the product of emotions
felt in certain circumstances, which because of their
complexity, I consider impossible to translate in a more
representational way.