Oil Paintings (2015-present)
Technique: successive layers of paint swept and scratched away with household brushes

Oil on canvas, 150*180 cm
For this series of paintings, I got rid of the traditional paint brushes and replaced them with household brushes. I also changed the direction of the canvas, laying it flat on the floor so that I could sweep away layers of paint using a broom.
Little by little, this technique evolved too: I added an extra step where, canvas back on the wall, I would decide of the zones to work on further by applying more paint, or on the contrary erasing and smudging the excess – always with small kitchen brushes.
On these paintings, the household brush-strokes are very visible and accentuate the woven aspect of the canvas – I like to think of them as a link to my textile background.

Here are a few of these pantings in their new homes:
Untitled, 2016
Oil on canvas, 160*120 cmThe Lake, 2016
Oil on canvas, 90*120 cmNo Title Yet, 2016
Oil on canvas, 90*120 cm
The Bay of Certitudes, 2016
Oil on canvas, 100*140 cmThree III, 2016
Oil on canvas, 160*120 cmThree I, 2016
Oil on canvas, 160*120 cmScream, 2016
Oil on canvas, 160*120 cmThe Lake II, 2016
Oil on canvas, 160*120 cmThe Feast, 2016
Oil on canvas, 160*120 cmThree II, 2016
Oil on canvas, 140*105 cmRain II, 2016
Oil on canvas, 100*140 cmRain, 2016
Oil on canvas, 90*120 cm

Oil on canvas, 40*30 cm
++ next: Pastels on paper