Oil on canvas – 15,15 x 18,15 inch – Unique work
I really had a terrible day at work. Traffic jams on my drive back home put an end to what was left of my patience and happy face. I’d kill for a glass of white wine, Chablis would be perfect, sitting in my confortable sofa and a cuddling Charly, my favorite ragdoll.
Oil on wood – 8,54 x 17,08 inch – Unique work
Sad news for Sainte Cécile on this Saturday morning in February. The fox has made a little visit. It only took one omission. The hatch has remained open just one night and boom! They all died. What a mighty but starving animal. The farm decides to sort things out. A trap is laid with a bait, the half-shredded remains of a feathered victim. One day, then two, then three, then a week, then two and still nothing. The beautiful red fur is cunning. It never returned back to its crime scene.
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) – Figures heaving (around 1854 – 1860) – Pastel on grey paper – 9,45 x 12,60 inch
Mads was born in a small fishing village in Norway, Sto. Nothing ever happens. Just a few tourists here and there. He is bored out of his mind. So to clear his head, sometimes he goes on his own, like a grown up at the grand old age of eight, on the seashore, where it is dangerous and steep.
Inspired by Camille Pissaro (1830 – 1903) – Peasant woman kneeling – Charcoal on grey paper – 12,60 x 9,45 inch
I feel so tired this morning. It seems like my belly grew throughout the night. Still, it is not yet the time. My aunt repeated to me once more yesterday that I had plenty of time to finish the cabbage crop. So why am I so exhausted ? Why this stabbing pain in my lower stomach ?
Inspired by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 – 1805) – Head of a smiling girl (1765) – Charcoal / Red chalk on grey paper – 9,45 x 12,60 inch
Beatrice is 10 years old today. Her parents promised her a surprise. Both parents, a whole day together, hardly happens. Has it ever happened once ? Probably a couple of days following their love encounter but again … No guarantee.
Inspired by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 – 1721) – Study of a woman seen from the back (1716 – 1718) – Black stone / Red chalk / White chalk on grey paper – 9,45 x 12,60 inch
Her shoulder-length hair with reddish blonde reflections is delicately pulled back up into a blurry bun and cleverly hidden by a veil matched to her dress. Her light makeup highlights bright blue eyes almond-shaped and a pulpy mouth, a sign showing she is barely out of childhood. The teenager attends her first ball tonight. She is 16 years old.
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) – At the beach (around 1865) – Lead pencil / Watercolour – 6,26 x 8,97 inch
André doesn’t fancy going out but Caroline happened to be so persuasive that he gave up. He loves his wife. That’s how it works.
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) – Normandy (around 1854 – 1860) – Pastel on grey paper – 9,45 x 12,60 inch
Odette, Louisette, Pierrette, Yvette and Georgette are friends since childhood. They met the first day at school. And that was 75 years ago!
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) – Beach and boats (around 1854 – 1860) – Lead pencil on grey paper – 9,45 x 12,60 inch
As I reach the beach, it’s low tide. Here and there sailing boats try fishing. During this season, sea bream, pollock and pout try to escape the bait, a worm pulled from the mud. But greedy fish falls necessarily into the net. A peaceful sight plays before my astonished eyes.
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819 – 1891) – Honfleur’s harbour entrance (1864) – Black stone / Watercolour – 6,49 x 10,43
As Michel closes the front door of his house that morning, he doesn’t have a clue whether he will ever come back or not. Madeleine is quietly waiting in the car, passenger seat. Her look is empty and her mind wanders. She’s elsewhere.
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