Autobiography
Over many years, in both Africa and Europe, I have developed my creativity in different artistic fields
and now concentrate on painting in acrylic or oil.
When, at the age of 20, I left my native Belgium to go and live in the Congo, I designed a line of
ladies clothes, with painted designs, on different materials. I then opened my own
serigraphy factory, making promotional goods for companies including Mercedes,
Renault, Mitsubishi and Mobil Oil.
I loved Africa. I still do. The wild nature, the animals running free, the culture, the colours.
It has had a great influence on me as a person and in my artistic evolvement. Indeed, the
Great Outdoors is my greatest source of inspiration. I love warm colours and harmony.
In 2000, I moved to Provence in the South of France, where I took lessons in painting
on porcelain and making mosaics. I received commissions for clients in a number of
countries.
I then turned to painting. I studied under a Belgian artist who has exhibited around
the World and who believed in me.
My main studio is in Provence, but I also have a studio in London.
My paintings have principally been displayed in Provence and the Cote d’Azur, including
Ste Maxime, Draguignan, Villecroze, Callas and Le Muy.”