Artist Statement
My practice is rooted in observation and driven by an ongoing desire to understand painting through colour, light and composition. While portraiture formed the foundation of my work for many years, my recent practice has expanded towards broader narratives that include childhood, everyday objects, moments of summer and the subtle relationships between people, animals and the spaces they inhabit. Although the subjects vary, the questions remain remarkably consistent.
For me, every subject is ultimately a pretext for investigating painting itself.
I am interested in how colour shapes the emotional experience of an image, how composition directs the viewer’s gaze, and how ordinary moments can acquire unexpected significance through careful observation. A breakfast table, children absorbed in play, a familiar interior or a fleeting summer scene all become opportunities to explore the expressive potential of painting while remaining grounded in lived experience.
Every painting begins with an act of attention.
The human figure continues to occupy a central place in my practice. I see it as one of the most demanding and rewarding subjects in painting, offering an endless dialogue between observation, psychology and painterly construction. Portraiture has taught me to look beyond resemblance and to approach every painting as an encounter rather than a description.
Although oil painting remains at the core of my practice, I also work with acrylic and gouache, allowing each medium to challenge my process in different ways and to keep my visual language in constant evolution.
Rather than approaching paintings as isolated works, I develop long-term series that evolve over several years. Returning to the same themes allows me to deepen their visual and emotional possibilities through changing compositions, richer chromatic relationships and an ongoing refinement of my painterly language. Each new body of work presents a more demanding question than the previous one, encouraging continuous growth rather than repetition.
Painting is where I feel most aligned with myself. It is both a discipline and a lifelong process of discovery. My ambition is not simply to represent the visible world, but to create paintings that invite a slower, more attentive way of looking. I hope they encourage viewers to pause, to notice what often goes unseen, and to rediscover the richness of ordinary experience. For me, being truly present is another way of being fully alive, and painting is my way of practising that attention every day.