Art and mental health have always been intertwined, both are ways of confronting what it means to be human. For me, painting is not about escaping emotion, but about translating it into something visible, something honest.

Art collecting has always been more emotional than transactional. People rarely buy a painting simply because it matches a wall, they buy it because it stirs something within them.

Over time, I’ve come to see that what truly connects a collector to a piece isn’t the subject or technique; it’s the story.

France taught me stillness. I grew up surrounded by muted light and architecture that seemed to breathe with history. The air carried a quiet melancholy, an awareness of time passing, of stories lingering in the texture of walls and streets. That sensitivity formed the foundation of my work. My early paintings were introspective, rooted in shadow and restraint.

Every painting begins with a sound. Sometimes it’s the low, steady tempo of ambient music. Other times it’s something raw and unpredictable, a live performance, a film score, or even the rhythm of a passing train. That sound shapes the emotional landscape of my work.

The size of a painting can transform the way it is experienced. As a French artist in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, I’ve learned that scale is not just a technical decision, it is an emotional one. In expressionist art, scale magnifies or softens intensity, shifting how a viewer relates to a work.

Life is rarely linear. It is layered with memory, contradiction, and shifting experiences. This is why I am drawn to mixed media art. As a French artist working in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, I see mixed media as the best mirror of modern life, fragmented, overlapping, and richly complex.

Distortion has always been a hallmark of expressionist art. Instead of representing reality as it appears, artists bend and reshape figures to reveal deeper truths. As a French artist working in both Los Angeles and Palm Springs, distortion is central to my practice, it allows me to show not just how people look, but how they feel.

Collectors are drawn to expressionist art because it is direct. Distorted figures, exaggerated gestures, and bold color choices reveal truths about human experience that realism often hides. This honesty is what makes expressionism a cornerstone of emotional art.

Art does not exist in isolation. The placement of a painting next to another changes its meaning. In the hands of a skilled curator, works interact, creating dialogues about identity, intimacy, or cultural themes. This curatorial approach transforms exhibitions into living conversations.

The Finding Comfort in You series is one of the most personal bodies of work I have created. As a French artist working in both Los Angeles and Palm Springs, I wanted to explore not the grand gestures of connection, but the small, intimate ones that often hold the greatest weight.

Color is never neutral. It shapes mood, directs attention, and conveys emotions often before form or gesture is noticed. As a French artist in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, I rely on color contrast to create drama that is both subtle and powerful.

One of the unexpected journeys of my work has been its life on screen. As a French artist based in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, my paintings have appeared in television shows, films, and commercials through my long-standing partnership with a Los Angeles gallery specializing in set design rentals.