Artistic musings
I write about my exhibitions, workshops, the genesis of my paintings, the emotions that flow through me when painting. I also share with you inspiration such as in my blog series the colours of my life or behind the scenes.
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#34 – Maha Khali Maha Shakti
I started this painting while listening to a recording of an online course by Lisa Schrader, my mentor of the course “Awakening Shakti”. Lisa had a beautiful New Year meditation which I listened to in the background as I was painting and setting intentions for the...
#33 – L’âme à vif
I started this particular painting “Wounded soul” during the traditional Christmas break, where time slows down, at least for me. I’d been deeply affected in my soul by the terrorist attack on the French concert hall The Bataclan in November 2015, particularly as a...
The beginning of my Healer painting series
The following five paintings are at the heart of my Healer painting series. As I wrote in my blog post Painting and Healing, the five paintings below revealed consciously to me how healing (my) art could be. I started them between the traditional Christmas break of...
The colours of my life – Part 7/7 – PURPLE
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. You’ll find more posts from that series on this page. OK, so let's start with an awkward teenager moment, wearing a...
Painting process on Painting #114 – Vanishing Horse
So, I’ve tried something that I haven’t done before: to do a time-lapse video with a voice over of my process on a painting which I started early November and just finished last weekend... I’d love to hear your comments! https://youtu.be/HCGj4cZGUKo
Painting and Healing
This is a tough post for me to write, but a very important one. I have put it off for a very long time because I did not feel ready, because I was not stable enough mentally and emotionally to write it. Why? Because... Until the year 2017, “ghosts from the past” were...
The colours of my life – Part 6/7 – ORANGE
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. You’ll find more posts from that series on this page. I have to smile when I think about orange... To me this is such a...
#32 – Dans la tourmente
I started this painting during a cold grey December day and I felt pretty much uninspired. I let go of any expectations about making a “pretty” painting which were creeping up and instead I started to experiment which more use of gold and black and white after a very...
The colours of my life – PART 5/7 – GREEN
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. You’ll find more posts from that series on this page. Nature's wonders I'm an absolute nature lover and am in awe of...
#31 – Rêve de Karélie
I started Rêve de Karélie (Dream of Karelia) one very special evening on 1 January 2016. I started with wide brushstrokes in magenta, red and green, creating swirls with the magenta, mixing it with some white and letting the brush create some beautiful contrasts....
#30 – L’arbre aux oiseaux
An unusual format for me, l'arbre aux oiseaux was commissioned by my little girl for her bedroom. Inspired by the #28 - Dream Tree painting, Charlotte wanted to have another dream tree with many birds in it. It's an unusual format for me, not being square, and much...
#29 – La transparence des larmes – Écho
It's been more than a year that I wrote about #20 - La transparence des larmes. Re-reading what I wrote, I notice how crucial it is for me now to be true to my feelings, to acknowledge them and accept them and, if I am in a safe place, not to hide them. Painting #29...
The colours of my life – Part 4/7 – BLACK & WHITE & GREY
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. You’ll find more posts from that series on this page. Light & Shadow The perfect black & white & grey contrasts that I...
#28 – Dream Tree
A new color scheme Dream tree was very much an experiment into using colors that I had not used for a long time: permanent green and pink, combined with gold and lavender blue. I'm fond of all of these colors individually, but I find permanent green hard to combine...
The colours of my life – Part 3/7 – RED
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. You’ll find more posts from that series on this page. With red, I find myself reminiscing the most vivid childhood...
Introducing my first 20 paintings of 2017!
For those who know me well, it's no secret that the first half of 2017 has been challenging for me, to say the least. I've been dealing with psycho-somatic symptoms and a depressive episode which have stretched me and my supporting system - family, friends and...
Time-lapse videos of my painting process from April-May 2017
I've gathered here three time-lapse videos which record my unedited, intuitive painting process, You'll be able to see how my paintings come together in layers, particularly in the third one, Painting #79. I intend to continue recording these when I do commission work...
The colours of my life – Part 2/7 – BLUE
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. You'll find more posts from that series on this page. My first memories of BLUE My first memory of blue are the baby blue...
The colours of my life – Part 1/7 – YELLOW
This 7-part series on my blog covers the colours of my life, or more precisely of my childhood memories, a great source of inspiration for my art. For other posts from that series, please go to this page. YELLOW like... ... the flowers of my childhood: The heart of...
#27 – Laissez-moi grandir
Painting number 27: Laissez-moi grandir (let me grow) came to me in one sitting in November 2015 when I was in a fiery mood, having felt the boost of #25 - Guérison and #26 - Inachevé. That was a joyful experiment with my hands, using latex gloves, spatula and colours...
#26 – Inachevé
Inachevé (French for "unfinished") is in the spirit of the final layers of its predecessor #25 - Guérison, with spontaneity and letting go at the heart of the painting. Inachevé started as a very “civilised” and pretty calm composition in lilac, pale green, turquoise...
Vernissage at GALERÍEKA and introducing 6 of my new paintings of 2017
13 May 2017 was a very special day for me! The day that my exhibition officially opened (as previously announced here). 70-80 visitors attended the afternoon party and I'm delighted to have seen so many friendly faces there. Thank you also for the lovely feedback! I'm...
#25 – Guérison
"Guérison" means "Healing" in French. This is the first painting on which I’ve probably had the most spontaneous releases of repressed emotions. From deep doubt and anger all the way to pure joy and carefree happiness. Doubt and fear On the first layer I used strong...
Announcing the preview of my first group show at GALERÍEKA in Hamburg
Exciting news to share! I am proud to be part of a high quality, diverse 7-artist group exhibition at GALERÍEKA, the beautiful gallery and art café at the heart of Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany. On 1 May 2017, 20 of my paintings made their way to GALERÍEKA and 10 of...
#24 – Il s’est passé quelque chose
Moonlight and mystery surround the genesis of that painting. I created it in one straight painting session in November 2015. That particular evening, my dear artist friend Britta was painting at home with me. Each of us was deeply concentrating on her own canvas and...
#23 – Steffi, Shakti et moi
This is the story of a painting which was meant for a dear friend of mine, Steffi. Steffi actually started it, one afternoon when she was visiting and painted a kind of big reddish snake with lots of yellow on it. And said that I could just turn it into whatever I...
#22 – Die Wellenreiter
Riding the waves Letting go, being light, playful, joyful in the chaos... these are some of the feelings and impressions that come up for me when I dive into this painting. Drip, tilt and watch what happens The first stage of this painting: fluid paint in layers,...
First time lapse of my painting process from October 2016
I have been asked on several occasions about my painting process, so I have decided to share on my blog the following, having received positive feedback from people to whom I showed this to. I made this time lapse video by taping my iPhone to the door of my winter...
#21 – Amour Clarté Confiance Shakti
This is one of my most intimate paintings, rich in layers - an inner journey which started in October 2015. Here's the genesis of that painting that I documented over time. The meaning of the title will be revealed at the end of this post. Amour & Clarté It started a...
Proud to present…
... my portfolio of new paintings for 2016! Fresh from having been beautifully photographed by Sven Möckelmann. #43 – A l’infiniMay-June 2016Acrylic on canvas (1m x 1m) The emerging theme in 2016 Looking back at my 2016 paintings so far, light is still a very dominant...