Exploring, observing, drawing, painting, recounting a nature which I wish to be at its wildest.
Every image originates outside, in the field, in front of the subject. I draw what I see, as faithfully as possible, creating sketches and watercolours.
My purpose is to grasp a reality that is rich, ever-changing, beautiful and rare, with the simplest tools possible. With my naked eyes, through binoculars or scope, hiding or approaching an animal, a plant, a landscape, a light.
Each image want to be a reminder that wilderness still exists and that we need it much more than we think, both individually and collectively.
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See you in a year
It almost makes me think it’s a habit, but what are the chances? They are rare in this region, so much so that it is forbidden to hunt them. Most of the inhabitants have never seen them, even after decades of hiking in these mountains. It is the largest of our land mammals and the
Bare minimum
Protecting nature, conserving, preserving, saving, rescuing, restoring, repairing… An obvious fact for some, an absurdity for others. I am one of those who care, but I remain skeptical about the reasons that push us to act. Or more precisely, I am convinced that we misunderstand the reasons for our actions, that we greatly underestimate the
The color of shadows
I left to explore plateaus that are a few hours’ drive from home, with the secret hope of finding reindeer there. No need to keep the suspense going, I didn’t see them. On the other hand, I found subtle hints of the Arctic there. A feeling that is barely felt but whose difference is surprisingly
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« Quand je parle de nature, j’ai à cœur une Nature Sauvage, c’est-à-dire avec un minimum d’influence humaine. Une nature libre d’évoluer sans contrainte où l’on entre en observateur discret et non en maître des lieux. Hélas cette nature est rare sinon absente, et sa raison d’être est mal comprise. Elle implique long terme, patience et humilité, autant de valeurs qui sont un véritable défit aujourd’hui. […] »
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Still believing in spring
« […] Everything went silent, encapsulated in stillness, full of the absences. Winter has finally won. The days pass, the wait drags on, the snow thickens. Low hovering clouds are pouring down snow. One can hear the falling of snowflakes…
…and a cooing sound, distant, withdrawn, lost.
Alone at the top of a forest, a Black Grouse sings against all odds, against all reason, against all season. He is still believing in spring, but no one is listening. […] »
This is the print of a watercolor made from a field sketch in the spring of 2023, in search of grouses, somewhere in Sweden, in the heart of the biggest snow return of the last twenty-five years.