The Awaiting Painting

Someone once told me “You must be brave to work with images”. “Why?” I asked. “Because this world is flooded with images” was the reply. I am not so sure about how brave I am, but I was always drawn to visual representations, in particular those created by hand. The handmade image. I come from a background of art conservation and restoration. That was my first education. While restoration teaches me a lot, technically speaking, I always felt the urge to create my own work and tell my own stories. The process of creating a painting requires a degree of attention from its conception to its final touches. When a work hangs, it is a silent statement. It carries the painter’s commitment and focus, but also his flaws and humanity.