Contour

Contour

These series develops a reflexion around the limit and the offset from simple modules, often geometric,
The view is similar to aerial views.
The form is worked out with superpositions and transparencies.

Sketches are needed to decide which way to go and how to go there.
(They are visible in the section Gouache: "Frame")
Once in front of the canvas they make it possible to be more straightforward, to follow the first stroke. With the change of scale it is often necessary to develop other hypotheses.

It’s all about taming this paint which spreads, overlap, fades, organizes and reveals itself on the surface.
Sometimes the painting itself brings a new solution.
To stop when the surface offers a soothing, intriguing and open space.