Baie de Saint Michel à Plougerneau, Bretagne, France (2008) Drawing by Philippe Juttens

Pictorial art is my passion and reason for being. Between figuration (studied at the St-Luc Institute in Tournai with Messrs Salembier and Roland) and abstraction (studied at the St-Luc Institute in Brussels with Madame Wery and Monsieur Carlier) my heart balance since always... I sometimes try to combine the 2 categories into 'abstract landscapes', to avoid this dilemma.

My figurative painting in oil on canvas uses glazes and thin translucent layers because at the start of my secondary studies, I studied at the Technical Institute of Mouscron decoration painting (with learning in particular fake wood and glazed marble). I particularly like blue (the color of my eyes); blue green and orange red. I paint my landscapes (when possible) from life with the final touches in the studio or from photos. My favorite subjects are Geneva, Venice and the Alps, but I also like to create paintings on poppy fields and the North Sea.

My abstract painting is mainly "surface-support" on large formats (in monochrome or close to monochrome) made in mixed technique (with the opposition of white spirit and water) and painted with a roller.

I was born in Mouscron in 1959, in Belgium

Rating:
Approved by Christian Sorriano (expert in Art and Antiquities; expert and assessor of the customs commission; expert before the administrative courts) from 2014 to 2016 & #61; from 500 to 2000 CHF (depending on format and technique)
AKOUN 2015 certified: 1,200 CHF (average price of a 15P format)

Training:
In 1982: graduate in visual arts, contemporary art option, at St Luc in Brussels (Belgium).
In 1983: educational aggregation for the teaching of visual arts (Belgium).

Profession:
Since June 2023: retired (active...)!
Since 1998: professor of graphics and semiology at bachelor level at ESM (Geneva).
From 1997 to 2019: founder and operator of CREAPHISME (graphic design agency).
From 1993 to 1996: graphic designer in Geneva (Switzerland) at EUROVISION.
From 1989 to 1993: designer in Brussels then Geneva in the European Broadcasting Union.
From 1986 to 1989: professor of visual arts at bachelor level at the Saint Luc Institute in Brussels.
From 1983 to 1986: plastic arts teacher at secondary level at the Saint Luc Institute in Brussels.

• Nationality: BELGIUM
• Date of birth : 1959
• Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
• Groups: Certified Artists Contemporary Belgian Artists