"Watercolor is a medium in which I find a very particular effervescence. Particularly in the symbiosis between water and pigments, but also in the speed of action, reaction and adaptation required.
What's important to me is not so much to reproduce reality as to capture the moment in a blend of color, line and movement.
By painting, I discover the importance of exploring our interpretative capacities and the need to travel in a creative space to orient myself towards multiple and dynamic visual perceptions. The unforeseen possibilities offered by watercolor are an invitation to play with matter. It's an opportunity to experience painting intensely, and to constantly challenge oneself.
Understanding and playing with the material, expressiveness and letting go are important pillars of my personal approach, inseparable from my teaching.
The correctness of lines, the study of light, the decomposition and superimposition of colors, contrasts and harmony are technical points that I like to get people thinking about.
I'm a firm believer in "painting together", in a shared experience where the group is the driving force behind the creative process.
Sophie and Patrice's commitment to funding leisure activities for the mentally handicapped inspired me to support this project on a human scale. The four-day artist residency will give us the time and opportunity to deepen our knowledge of drawing, graphic design and watercolor.
On the program? Landscapes, portraits, scenes of life... and all your creative ideas to put down on paper.
Brittany is beautiful!
With good weather, we'll get out of the studio to practice on different subjects and enjoy painting "plein air" in inspiring places like the medieval town of Dinan.
