I create black and white portraits based on your personal photos that you send me by email. Pastel and/or charcoal, pencil and black chalk drawings on white or coloured paper, moderately thick and with a little texture. Pastels come in the form of crayons, powder or colour sticks which are used dry on moderately thick white or coloured paper. The result is somewhere between a drawing and a painting. Natural charcoal is a carbonized piece of willow, sometimes reconstituted and compressed. At the end the drawing is treated with a fixing wash. As with all dry techniques it is best to frame them with glass (preferably anti-reflection) in order to protect and preserve the painting. You could also consider framing your portrait with a mount to enhance the work. Some of the portraits exhibited on this website are available to purchase. You can watch a video of my gallery and atelier in Annecy by clicking on this link. To see information on the paintings, hover over the image; to enlarge them, click on the image.
How to order?
If you wish to order a painting, visit the “Advice” and “Prices” pages of this website to inform yourself, and send me an email explaining your commission. It is also possible to ring me or to organise a meeting at my atelier. It will be my pleasure to advise you on format, technique and photographs. We can look at multiple photos and I can give you advice for choosing an appropriate one (in terms of lighting, framing and composition). f you wish, it is possible to buy the paintings exhibited on this website. To obtain information about these paintings, click on the corresponding images. To inquire about the price, please contact me. The paintings sold are accompanied by a certificate proving their authenticity.