"Art and spirit create the substance of the work."

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LE MOI – LE MOÂ
 

Began drawing with ink and gouache in 1975. In 1976, the birth of my first child sparked an artistic frenzy. In 1979, my second child arrived, and the need to go further in artistic expression opened up to the miracle of life and its mysteries. The idea of birth, permanence, the bringing forth of the work. The incubator, Dalí's egg and its offshoots. The world of humans and the Universe. The use of all materials, inanimate objects, and various assemblages. An encounter between elements, as my first art teacher used to tell me: painting is about bringing three colors together and teaching them to become friends by blending them into one another. With objects and materials, it all depends on how you help them fit together. I paint with my gut and with an open heart, sometimes in pain and suffering through the torments of the earthly world. Established a sculpture and painting studio in Eure-et-Loir in 1988. A few experiments with clay, wood, and metal. Creation of extraterrestrial figures made from wire mesh and plastic. Encounter with master Ajit De, first prize of the Fine Arts and honoris causa of Arts and Letters. I joined his studio in 1991 and worked with him for ten years. He was a friend of Dalí. In 2000, I met José Miguel, a painter and copyist trainer in museums. I worked as a copyist at the Museums of Modern Art until 2003, and at the Musée Carnavalet from 2003 to 2005. Then a return to Studio Point 4 of Master Ajit D, honoris causa of Arts and Letters and first prize of the Fine Arts, until his passing in 2013. Now working in my own studio in Eure-et-Loir to this day. My pictorial focus is oriented toward the preservation of our planet — more specifically, the protection of the oceans, their fauna and flora, and above all their restoration.

My mentors in this field are Bill François and Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd.