COMMENTS & STATEMENTS: yours, others, mine

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I travel, I look around, I take pictures; it is sometimes far away, sometimes just around the corner, in any case, I never work on the spot; on the spot, I sense the colors, the surroundings, the sounds, and it is only later and far away that I can use what I have seen; in this respect, I agree with Zen painting techniques - meditate in front of a landscape and then draw it by heart –

When I am not traveling and taking photographs, I like to create pictures using contrasts of black and white. The work with gouges on wood or linoleum is a mysterious one, and the expectation that precedes the discovery of the result when I do the first printing is a feeling I enjoy. If I am tired of doing prints, I write stories, and it is a fun thing to do too.

I am drawn to the American West by the forms and the grandeur of its landscapes. In the Northeast, I look for the mystery of lakes and forests stretching as far as the eye can see, or for the charm of the coasts with their small villages, rocky edges, and sandy beaches.  From the South, I keep the vibrancy of the colors, from the North, the rigor of the vast and empty spaces. Cities offer the permanent spectacle of their buildings and colorful crowds. Sometimes, a detail is enough to evoke everything.