About Me

Born in the limestone valleys and prehistoric landscapes of the Dordogne Valley in Southwest France, I am a French-born painter and writer whose work is deeply shaped by place, memory, and terroir. Growing up in a region marked by deep time and lived tradition instilled in me a lasting belief that memory has texture, and that the soul of a landscape often reveals itself through silence rather than spectacle.

My artistic practice—spanning painting, writing, and art contemplation—is grounded in the conviction that attention is an ethical act. I explore how meaning emerges not through speed or visual consumption, but through duration, material engagement, and the slow gaze. From my studio in Boston’s SoWa Art District, I create layered oil and cold-wax paintings that invite sustained looking, unfolding gradually at the threshold between light and shadow, form and formlessness, presence and absence.

Painting, for me, is a form of listening rather than mere seeing, while writing functions as a parallel discipline of attention. My debut novella, Scent of a Truffle, extends this sensibility into contemporary literary fiction, offering a sensory exploration of place, cultural heritage, and the quiet rhythms of tradition in Southwest France—where knowledge is transmitted through repetition, care, and time.

I hold a Ph.D. in French literature from Boston University and degrees from La Sorbonne, and I teach French language and literature at Wellesley College. My academic work focuses on voice, cultural memory, and the relationship between narrative, perception, and identity—concerns that directly inform my studio and literary practices.

My paintings are held in private and institutional collections internationally, and I am represented by Three Stones Gallery (Massachusetts), The Woodstock Gallery (Vermont), The Hyde Gallery (United Kingdom), and select curated design platforms.

At the intersection of visual art, literature, and contemplation, I have developed an authored practice of art contemplation—not as a wellness method or service, but as an extension of the studio itself. Rooted in material intelligence and slow perception, this practice invites viewers and readers to inhabit time differently and to encounter art as a sustained, reflective way of knowing.