Fresco Découvrir
By experimentation with new media and techniques, I have created a style of work in which the image is imbedded within the texture, which is scraped and sanded back to reveal selected areas of the work.
I call this technique fresco découvrir (revealed fresco).
I try to allow the natural flow and texture of the medium to be a vital part of the work, so that it becomes a collaboration between me and the material, and sometimes my partner (the medium) comes up with stuff that I couldn’t begin to create by myself.
The resulting images are filled with intriguing complexity and subtlety.
Modellier massé
Modellier Massé is a term I use to describes the techniques I have developed in which I build a textured surface from modeling paste, which I then build up with a series of colored glazes or metallic paints, until the surface shimmers with movement and rich color.