Van Gogh's Influence on My Style: A Shared Language

Image from the song "La mizik, les mots" by Carol Lamport "1040 Paintings in 5 Months: How I Learned to Make My Art Move" is the story of an incredible adventure. My wife, Carol, is an extraordinary artist. She is an author, composer, singer, comedian, and vocal wellness coach, and I have always admired the depth of her creativity and talent. She spent five years building a musical called "J'oublie souvent qu'il n'est Zametrotar", which translates as "I often forget that it's

Busy creating What decides the price of a painting? It sounds like a simple question, yet the answer lies at the intersection of art, economics, reputation and experience. I have just been given an official quote by Artmajeur and the art expert Akoun, and this is for me a real milestone in my artistic adventure. The joy this brings me is immeasurable, since I have always wanted to showcase my art and my country abroad. So, what's a reference value attached to an artist? Wha

The Baobab on the Hill - 2025 When people watch my paintings, they often ask the same question. How do you have the patience to fill a whole canvas with so many small shapes, one after another, for hours at a time? Maybe they expect me to talk about discipline? The truth is closer to the opposite. I am not enduring those hours. I am resting in them. The repetition of patterns and shapes is where I feel most calm, most present, most myself. For a long time I assumed this was

Pirogues in Mont-Choisi - 2024 People often speak about art as if it were the last thing you add to a country, a little decoration once the serious work is done. I have spent more than forty years painting, and I have come to believe the opposite. Art and culture are not the icing. In many of the most successful countries on earth, they are part of the foundation. They build cities, fill hotels, create jobs, and give a country a face the whole world can recognise. I want to w

I have never hidden the fact that I live with bipolar disorder. What I have not talked about as openly is what the medication does to me, and what I have had to invent, physically and mentally, to keep painting anyway. This is the story of living with bipolar disorder and painting with the side effects of medication. Self-portrait - 2021 The hands that shake. One of the side effects of my medication is tremor. I take three different medicines twice daily to control my moods.