Heliophilia (the love of the sun) Painting

When I start a painting, I have no preconception of what it is going to look like at the end. Each painting develops through a spontaneous flow between the paint and myself. I am translating my emotions and feelings onto the canvas without the distraction of a thought process. My work is more instinct rather than intellect. The result can be representational and/or abstract, often somewhere in between. Texture is the essence of my work. Texture brings life to a painting, catches light and at the same time catches the viewer’s imagination and takes him on a journey of his own. I use knifes, spreading tools, grit, sand and stones in all my compositions to create contrasting texture and unique focal points. I also love colours and the infinite possibilities of interlacing them in a single stroke. I use vibrant acrylic paints straight from the bottle and mix them with my strokes on the canvas rather than on my palette. The revealing is always a surprise, embracing the happy accidents along the way. In a world where resources are getting scarce, I try to use material that are readily available to me rather than buying new ones. I want to reuse rather than consume. For example, my “Gliterrati” and “Blue Navy Trellis” collections were created on beautiful textured wallpaper leftover from redecoration works. I am thrilled to have been able to give them a purpose again. Born in France, I studied art in secondary school along with sciences. After graduating from an agribusiness and environment school in France, I moved to Italy and then to the UK in 2001 where I run a marketing company specialised in import of organic goods. Mother of 4 children, I now dedicate my time to my family and along with it my art, turning a passion into a career. I am so privileged to be able to do that and I love to share it.