I was born in London to an Anglo-French family that provided me with a bilingual education. Passionate about art since an early age, I started drawing and painting very early and rapidly developed an interest for classical art, since I was fascinated by the images of mythological heroes of ancient Greece. Supported by my family, it was my mother who took me to London's National Gallery in order to see for the first time the talents of famous Italian Renaissance painters, including Botticelli, my first artistic influence. My academic education took me far from art, as I achieved degrees in IT, Physics and Maths, but my pure and strong interest for art motivated me to continue to draw and paint, taking part and then running the University Art Club. My professional career in IT took me all over the world, living for periods of time in Brazil, Canada and Africa; my sensibility was not indifferent to the stimulating cultures I encountered: the warmth and the colours of Brazil in contrast with the pale and cold of Canada, were a source of infinite inspiration for the genesis of artworks. After being divided between art and science for years, I decided to fully engage my real passion and consequently took art classes. I attended a foundation course at the Lavender Hill Studios Art School and the full course of the Virtual Art Academy, which I completed ahead of schedule, from which I gained a new professional approach to painting, studying composition, form, colour, process, visual poetry and music. I was determined to learn as much as possible and was tutored by many practising artists, some of them at the Heatherley School of Fine Art, where I had the opportunity to practise with portraits and figures at life-classes; I also participated in workshops with various artists, where I developed my own style and technique. I enjoy all genres but portraits are definitely my favourite because there’s a magical moment while painting a portrait when the jumble of coloured shapes suddenly transforms into the sitter. I use oil paint for my artworks because its sheer lusciousness and ooziness is irresistible. Its versatility is more astonishing - intense or subdued colour, thin or thick texture, wet paint into wet or dry paint and more. My aim is for you to be delighted with your portrait. I pride myself on achieving a good likeness. I enjoy meeting new people and learning a bit about them and accept commissions for all age groups, from babies upwards. EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE ================== Gagliardi Gallery, Chelsea, London Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, Waterloo, London Osborne Studio Gallery, Knightsbridge, London Russell Gallery, Putney, London Stafford Gallery At Wimbledon Fine Art, Wimbledon Village, London Royal Institute of Oil Painters Artists of the Year Chelsea Art Society Society of Fulham Artists and Potters Royal Society of Portrait Painters (pre-selected) New English Art Club (pre-selected) Threadneedle Prize (pre-selected) PRIZES ====== The Helen Wilson Prize, Heatherley Open Studio Exhibition