Le Retour (The Return)
Le Retour, (The Return)
Oil on polyester French polyester canvas stretched over a mahogany panel.
36″ x 30″ / 91 x 76 cm
“Whoever brought me here will have to take me home”. (Rumi). Eight months of nearly continuous work. It is also a painting of my consciousness, the ubiquity of all I […]
L’Eclaircie
L’Eclaircie
Oil on French Polyester canvas stretched over mahogany wood.
30″ x 24″ / 76 x 61 cm
Solitude, The River
Solitude, The River
Graphite on paper
19″ x 17″ / 48 x 43 cm
Part of a three drawing series, The River, The Cave and The Terrace, this soft drawing evokes an afternoon by a river, where I imagine laying down on a sheltered sandy beach.
L’Embellie
L’Embellie
Pen & Ink
29″ x 23″ / 73 x 58 c
The French poet Aragon wrote and I paraphrase: “Has the artist ever painted what he sees? His darkness becomes stars and people take for roses the pain that he feels”. This drawing tells how I, the artist embellishes what I see or feel. […]
Jade Cove
I painted this oil after spending a few winter days looking for Jade on theCalifornia coast below Big Sur. Forty foot waves rolled like thunder on the narrow rocky shore below the steep and wet cliffs.
Embrace
A bright presence lights the top of a crystalline mountain becoming waterfalls. As all we are becomes All there is.
Lake View
Resting on a green terrace in the shade of a large tree, above a quiet lake. The rock formations are crystalline, painted with cadmium reds and magentas. It is a secluded place that I envision and where wish to be, a place of peace and beauty. It is painted on a French Polyester canvas stretched over a mahogany panel and measures 40 x 30 inches. The brush work is invisible.
The Aviary
This is undoubtedly the most complex of my work. Painted on French polyester canvas stretched over a mahogany panel, it measures 40 x 30 inches. It is a self portrait of my consciousness, where my face fits perfectly within the shape of a crystal, where my neck is the trunk of a tree, my hair its foliage and my face the inside of a room. These superimposed layers required much sketching and five to six months of work, where the brushwork aims to be invisible. I painted what I see and feel.
Putah Creek, An Eruption of Life
Putah Creek, An Eruption of Life-Sold
Pastel
30″ x 23″ / 75 x 57 cm
A Sky for Me
A Sky for Me Sold
Pastel
24″ x 17.5″ / 61 x 45 cm
A mostly deep ultramarine blue insight into my consciousness with the night sea and rollings hills of Brittany. It has a lovely contemporary jade green frame.
La Mer Me Revient
La Mer Me Revient
Oil on Birch Panel
30″ x 24″ / 76 x 60 cm
A Secret Place
A secret place This painting started as “a grisaille’, the grey undercoat painters often apply prior to introducing colors. But I like it so much in black and white that I kept it this way. I am often drawn by beautiful places in nature that are isolated with a magnificent view. Here, I imagine myself sitting in the shade of the tall tree on the rocky terrace. Softly blended, this piece has a unique appeal, personal and poetic with a waterfall and a lake in the background. This oil painting on canvas stretched over a birch panel measures 24 x 30 inch and is framed by a moulding that recalls the grey landscape.
Russia
Russia-Sold
Oil on Birch Panel
30″ x 24″ / 76 x 60 cm
The sketch for what became this painting was done in Moscow. I had never painted snow though I relished the challenge as I like to interpret everything I create in a unique way. I imagined being inside the isolated cabin with […]
La Mer et Le Jardin
La Mer et Le Jardin
Graphite on Paper SOLD
8″ x 11″ / 20.5 x 28 cm
Above a small island surrounded by waves, is a simple house with a tower and a large terrace where a garden of tall trees becomes a forest, sheltered and magical with a lovely view. Below a boat is at anchor. Inspired by L’île […]
La Mer M’Appelle
La mer m’appelle-Sold
Graphite on Paper
8″ x 11″ / 20.5 x 28 cm
Atop an island, a house looks over the sea. Below is a sheltered cove that one accesses by boat. Tall trees shelter the terrace from the sun while vertical clouds ascend in the sky. Inspired by L’île de la Comtesse on the coast of Bretagne, a […]
All There Is
All There Is
Pen & Ink on Paper – SOLD
28.5″ x 22.5” / 72 x 57 cm
This pen and ink drawing which demanded 10 months of work is a kaleidoscopic view of my consciousness represented by the different walls and planes of a room. Each depicts a different place and time in my life with its […]
The Terrace
The Terrace
Oil on Linen – Sold
30″ x 40″ / 76 x 100 cm
Painted after a journey to the south island of New Zealand, this painting reflects my fondness for beautiful and secluded places with an amazing view and my love for the sea.
Tanza and the Ascending Clouds
Tanza and the Ascending Clouds
Pastel
18″ x 24″ / 44 x 59 cm
A moving tribute to my beautiful and sublime companion of many years. Tanza was a magnificent and kingly German shepherd who shared all my adventures, river crossing, mountain climbing, the joy and sadness of life. There he is guarding, as always, […]
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (Sold)
Oil on Birch Panel
18″ x 24″ / 45 x 60 cm
A fantastic and meticulously painted rock formation rises from the sea against a brilliant cadmium yellow sky made of swirls. I challenged myself by first painting this intense sky as background. Intricate […]
Mint Sky
Mint Sky (Sold)
Oil on Birch Panel
18″ x 24″ / 45 x 60 cm
A fantastic and organic rock formation rises from a moody yellowish sea against a swirling mint sky. One spire is seemingly open to reveal its ruby like jewell interior. Trees and a […]
A Lake Color of Emeralds
A Lake Color of Emeralds
Oil on Linen
36″ x 48″ / 91 x 122 c
A peaceful lake nested among cliffs and spires rising from the ocean floor, contrasts with the powerful sea against a twilight sky. The rock formations and the sky are brown oranges with hints of violet, the lake a bright […]
La Forêt des Amants
La Forêt des Amants
Oil on Canvas
120″ x 60″ / 305 x 153 cm
A true work of love, this 10 x 5 feet (feet!) painting on canvas is the result of 2 1/2 years of work. The sketch alone took many months. Nature is truly my temple and I always wanted to paint a forest. […]
La Mer
La Mer- Sold
Oil on Birch Panel
30″ x 24″ / 76 x 60 c
The origin for this painting date to a journey I made to my native Bretagne (France). Hiking near the Cap Frehel, a towering lighthouse over the ocean, I marveled at a single cloud over the calm and turquoise sea. This […]
The Dream
The Dream – Sold
Oil on Birch Panel
12″ x 17″ / 30 x 43 cm
Blue Paradise
Blue Paradise – Sold
Oil on Linen
11″ x 14″ / 28 x 36 c
I created this painting after my mother’s passing. The trees leave the ground as the clouds become their foliage.
Casa Nuestra Winery
Casa Nuestra Winery
St Helena, CA
painting on wood panels
22′ x 8′
Of Water and Stones
Of Water and Stones
Art Collection of the State of Colorado
Painting on canvas
10′ x 4′
California Hills, Mercy Hospital, Folsom,CA
California Hills, Mercy Hospital, Folsom,CA
14′ x 4′
The Garden
The Garden
Davis Natural Foods Co-op, Davis, CA
20′ x 4′
California State Fair / Louie’s Restaurant, Sacramento,CA
California State Fair / Louie’s Restaurant, Sacramento,CA
20′ x 4′
