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Small oil painting of a sunset over the rooftops of Carouge, Geneva, with glowing lit windows, a dark tree and blue mountains under a sky flecked with red.
Sunset Glow

Oil on Paper 17.5 x 13 cm
date: 2026

Sunset glow over the rooftops of Carouge
Oil painting of a blazing red, orange and violet sunset sky over dark rooftops and a tall fir tree in Carouge, Geneva.
Sky on fire

Oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm
date: 2025

A sky on fire over Carouge at sunset
Oil painting of the sun setting over the Andaman Sea in Thailand, seen through the dark silhouettes of jungle tree trunks, branches and leaves against an orange sky.
Through the jungle

Oil on canvas 70 x 50 cm 2025
date: 2025

Sunset over the Andaman Sea through the jungle, Thailand
Oil portrait of a woman with shoulder-length auburn hair, her gaze turned away and inward, painted in loose strokes against a dark background and bare canvas.
Looking Inside

Oil on Canvas 80 x 60 cm
date: 2024

Soph on the balcony, looking inward
Oil painting of a dark blue car on a wet street at night in Carouge, Geneva, its tail lights reflected in the road, with lit buildings under a dark sky.
Street, Night, Rain

Oil on card paper 13x 17 cm
date: 2024

Rainy night on Place du Marché, Carouge
Oil painting of Makati skyscrapers at night, Manila, their windows lit against a deep blue evening sky, with a glowing street of traffic on the right.
Makati Business Night

Oil on canvas - 102 x 77 cm
date: 2013

Makati's business district lights up at night
Oil painting of colourful jeepneys and pedestrians seen from above at Taft Avenue station in Manila, with palm trees in pots and a woman hailing a ride.
Taft avenue Station

Oil on cavas - 61 x 51 cm
date: 2013

Jeepneys below Taft Avenue station, Manila
Oil painting of a field of red poppies and blue cornflowers near Geneva, with a farmhouse roof, dark trees and a violet mountain under a vivid blue sky.
Poppy Field

Oil on canvas - 30" x 40"
date: 2013

A field of poppies near Geneva
Oil painting of Makati skyscrapers in Manila, with orange sunset light reflected in a blue glass tower and a slender spire between the buildings.
Metro Reflection

Oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm
date: 2013

Sunset reflected in the Makati towers
Oil painting of a narrow residential canal in Venice, with dark brick walls and arched windows on the left and a sunlit yellow house reflected in the still water.
Mysterious Venice

Oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm - 2013
date: 2013

A quiet, shadowy side canal in Venice
Oil painting of Manila at night seen from high above Makati, Metro Manila: dark buildings, countless lit windows and a street of red and white traffic lights.
City Unfolding

Oil on Canvas - 76 x 61 cm
date: 2013

Manila at night, seen from high above Makati
Oil painting of an imagined coastal landscape: a bare red tree, a dark rain cloud over the sea on the left and the setting sun on the right.
Improvisation

Oil on Canvas - 24 x 30 cm - 2013
date: 2013

An imagined landscape with a distant rain shower
Oil painting of a man's face seen from below, looking upward, his glasses reflecting blue sky, against a dark red-brown background.
Fiireman

Oil on canvas - 36 x 46 cm - 2013
date: 2013

Portrait of a fireman looking up, the sky reflected in his glasses
Oil painting of a Provençal sunset with a sky full of red and orange cloud fragments over violet hills, dark trees on the left and sunlit vines below, near Mouriès.
Petite Vigne II

Oil on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2013

A flaming sunset sky over the Alpilles
Small oil painting of a mother and daughter walking hand in hand down an old street in Carouge, Geneva, past a shopfront with a striped awning and green shutters.
Walking Together

Oil on canvas paper - 12 x 16 cm
date: 2013

Mother and daughter walking down Rue Vautier, Carouge
Small oil painting of the Grand Canal in Venice with the blue domes of Santa Maria della Salute and a water taxi crossing the pale water.
Grand Canal Exit

Oil on paper - 16 x 20 cm
date: 2013

Santa Maria della Salute from the Grand Canal, Venice
Oil painting of a woman walking away along a sunlit path with a white umbrella against the sun, under large trees in Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati, Manila.
Umbrellas in the Park II

Oil on canvas - 35 x 42 cm
date: 2013

Walking with a sun umbrella in Ayala Triangle Gardens
Oil painting of two people walking with blue umbrellas against the sun under the large trees of Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati, Manila.
Umbrellas in the Park

Oil on canvas - 50 x 60 cm
date: 2013

Sun umbrellas under the trees of Ayala Triangle Gardens
Oil painting of a rainy Buendia Avenue in Makati, Manila: people with umbrellas waiting to cross, a cyclist and cars with red tail lights reflected on the wet road.
Buendia, crossing in the rain

Oil on canvas - 60 x 50 cm
date: 2013

Crossing Buendia Avenue in the rain, Makati
Oil portrait of Filipino singer Freddie Aguilar singing into a microphone, wearing a black hat and glasses, with long dark hair, against a dark background.
Ka Freddie

Oil on canvas - 51 x 61 cm - 2013
date: 2013

Ka Freddie Aguilar singing at his club in Manila
Oil painting of the Makati skyline, Manila, at dusk: dark towers silhouetted against a violet and orange sky, with lit windows and glowing streets below.
Big City

Oil on Canvas 18 x 24 cm
date: 2013

Makati skyline at dusk under a violet and orange sky
Oil painting of Jupiter Street in Makati, Manila, at night: a man pushing a cart past parked cars, with neon signs, street lamps and oncoming headlights.
Jupiter Street

Oil on Canavas - 51 x 61 cm
date: 2013

Jupiter Street at night, Makati
Oil painting of a fiery orange sunset over Alona Beach, Bohol, Philippines, with a moored outrigger boat, palm silhouettes and figures on the sand.
Alona Sunset

Oil on canvas - 70x50 cm
date: 2012

Sunset over Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol
Oil painting of Makati skyscrapers at dusk, Manila, with lit windows, a tower crowned with antennas and streaks of orange traffic lights between dark buildings.
Makati Evening

Oil on Canvas - 61 x 76 cm
date: 2012

Evening falls on the Makati towers
Oil painting of a winter evening on Rue du Pont-Neuf in Carouge, Geneva, with two figures walking on a sunlit pavement, curving tram tracks and snow on the roofs.
Silhouette Sunset

Oil on Canvas - 51 x 40 cm
date: 2012

Two figures in silhouette on a winter evening, Carouge
Small oil painting of Rue Vautier in Carouge, Geneva, at dusk: cars with glowing headlights, lit house fronts and dark trees under a deep blue sky.
Evening Street

Oil on paper - 16 x 12 cm
date: 2012

Headlights on Rue Vautier at dusk, Carouge
Oil painting of dark Makati skyscrapers silhouetted against a blazing orange sunset under a heavy grey-blue sky, Manila, with city lights below.
Makati Sunset

Oil on canvas - 46 x 61 cm
date: 2012

Sunset blazing behind the Makati towers
Oil painting of the Makati skyline, Manila, lit by golden sunlight under a dark storm sky, with Makati City Hall on the left and a tall tower on the right.
Makati, before the storm

Oil on Canvas - 61 x 46 cm
date: 2012

Makati lit up before a storm
Palette-knife oil painting of the Makati skyline at night, Manila: blue and black towers with lit windows above a band of glowing orange and red city lights.
Makati Night Skyline

Oil On Canvas - 40 x 30 cm
date: 2012

Makati skyline at night, painted with a knife
Oil painting of a blue glass skyscraper with an angled roof in Makati, Manila, beside darker towers with lit windows, against a pale sky.
Scraper

Oil on canvas - 36 x 46 cm - 2012
date: 2012

A blue glass skyscraper in Makati
Oil painting of vines and wooden stakes silhouetted against an orange sunset sky over the hills of the Alpilles at the Domaine de Lauzières, Provence.
Lauzières Vineyard Sunset

Oil on Canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2012

Vine stakes against a sunset, Domaine de Lauzières
Oil painting of a narrow side canal in Venice with moored boats, an arched bridge and warm ochre walls reflected in the water.
Small Canal

Oil on canvas - 40 x 50 cm
date: 2012

Moored boats in a narrow Venice canal
Oil painting of a café front at night on Rue Saint-Joseph in Carouge, Geneva, lit by a wall lamp, with open shutters, glowing windows and a curving empty street.
Night Café

Oil on canvas - 45 x 55 cm
date: 2012

A café front under a street lamp at night, Carouge
Oil painting of snow-covered rooftops in Carouge, Geneva, at sunset, with violet house fronts, warm lit windows and a tower block against an orange sky.
Snow Sunset

Oil on canvas - 60 x 50 cm
date: 2012

Sunset over snowy rooftops in Carouge
Postcard-sized oil painting of the Cinéma Bio in Carouge, Geneva, its walls lit by low sun, with two figures walking past the entrance.
Cinema Stroll

Oil on paper - 16 x 20 cm
date: 2012

A postcard-sized Cinéma Bio, Carouge
Self-portrait painting of a man with dark curly hair in a blue shirt, holding his right hand up towards the viewer, against a blue and red background.
My Hand

date: 2012

Self-portrait raising a hand
Oil painting of a rainy night on Place du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, with parked cars, lit shop windows, globe street lamps and a figure under an umbrella.
Place du Marché, Night, Rain

Oil on canvas - 60 x 50 cm
date: 2012

Rain and reflections on Place du Marché at night
Oil painting of the long limestone cliffs of the Salève mountain under a deep blue sky, with orange autumn fields and small houses at its foot, seen from Geneva.
Le Salève

Oil on canvas - 100 x 50 cm - 2011
date: 2011

The cliffs of the Salève seen from Geneva
Oil painting of a line of cypress trees bent by the Mistral wind beside an orange earth track through a vineyard near Mouriès, Provence, under a pale sky.
Sentinels

Oil on canvas - 55 x38 cm
date: 2011

Cypresses bending in the Mistral, Domaine de Lauzières
Oil painting of railway tracks running through the industrial zone of Carouge, Geneva, towards the cement factory silos, with a large tree casting blue shadows.
Industrial Zone Tracks

Oil on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2011

Railway tracks and the cement works, Carouge
Oil painting of a bright red shirt hung over a dark wooden folding chair, next to a lavender-blue door in a sunlit Provençal house.
Summertime II

Oil on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2011

A red shirt on a chair in the sun, Provence
Oil painting of crossing aircraft contrails in a blue sky above a leafy tree and the orange rooftops of Carouge, Geneva, with distant blue mountains.
Balcony View

Oil on canvas - 73 x 54 cm
date: 2011

Crossing contrails over the rooftops of Carouge
Oil painting of Rue du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, in early morning sun, with golden façades, blue shutters, shop awnings, parked cars and three people walking.
Rue du Marché morning light

Oil on canvas - 55 x 38 cm
date: 2011

Early morning light on Rue du Marché, Carouge
Oil painting of the Cinéma Bio in Carouge, Geneva, with its white BIO letters and film posters, sunlit walls and a figure standing in the entrance.
Bluesky Cinema

Oil on canvas - 50 x 60 cm
date: 2011

Cinéma Bio under a clear blue sky, Carouge
Oil painting of a small vineyard in Provence at sunset, with rows of vines on red earth, dark cypress trees and the hills of the Alpilles in a golden haze.
Petite Vigne

Oil on canvas - 73 x 54 cm
date: 2011

Low sun over a small vineyard, Domaine de Lauzières
Oil painting of the Grand Canal in Venice at night, with the floodlit domes of Santa Maria della Salute and lights reflected in the dark water.
Grand Canal Night

Oil on canvas - 45 x 35 cm
date: 2011

Santa Maria della Salute lit up at night, Venice
Oil painting of a sunset over the blue hills of the Alpilles in Provence, with silhouetted trees, a glowing orange tree and a meadow of long grass in the foreground.
Lush Sunset

Oil on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2011

Sunset over the hills of the Alpilles
Oil self-portrait of a man with dark curly hair, eyes closed and face tilted slightly upward in calm meditation, in warm light against a green-brown background.
Meditation

Oil on canvas - 40 x 50 cm
date: 2011

Self-portrait in meditation
Oil painting of old houses around a courtyard in Carouge, Geneva, at dusk, with lit windows and balconies, a large tree and blue mountains on the horizon.
Mermillod evening II

Oil on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2011

Evening light over the Mermillod courtyard, Carouge
Oil portrait of a red-haired circus juggler with an uncertain grin, holding up a white ball in a warm light against a dark red background.
The Hesitant Juggler

Oil on canvas - 60 x 50 cm - 2011
date: 2011

Portrait of a hesitant juggler
Oil painting of the Grand Canal in Venice with the domes of Santa Maria della Salute on the right and a small boat in the foreground.
Grand Canal

Oil on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2011

The mouth of the Grand Canal, Venice, from the Accademia bridge
Oil painting of the Cinéma Bio in Carouge, Geneva, with low sunlight on its walls, deep blue shadows and a lone figure stepping into a doorway.
Sunshine Cinema

Oil on canvas - 60 x50 cm
date: 2011

Low sun and blue shadows on the Cinéma Bio, Carouge
Oil painting of the Pont de la Machine building on the Rhône in Geneva, with its arched windows, lit by low sun under a dramatic cloudy sky.
Le Pont de la Machine

Oil on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2011

The Pont de la Machine on the Rhône, Geneva
Oil painting of the fountain on Place du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, decorated with flowers, with the façade of Sainte-Croix church behind.
Fontaine, Place du marché

Oil on canvas - 24 x 30 cm
date: 2010

The fountain and Sainte-Croix church, Place du Marché
Painting of the summer market on Place du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, with red and blue stall umbrellas, shoppers and the Sainte-Croix church behind the fountain.
Marché Été

Canvas 80 x 60 cm?
date: 2010

Summer market on Place du Marché, Carouge
Oil self-portrait of a man lying with his head on a pillow, eyes half-open and looking sideways, in warm skin tones against blue and violet.
Intruder

Oil on canvas - 55 x 45 cm - 2010
date: 2010

Self-portrait woken by an intruder
Oil painting of cars in the rain at night in Carouge, Geneva, with red tail lights reflected on the wet road, lit buildings on the right and a tree on the left.
Place du Marché, Night, Rain

Oil on wood - 24 x 30 cm
date: 2010

Tail lights in the rain, Carouge at night
Oil painting of a cream parasol and a wrought-iron balcony in front of an open doorway on a warm orange wall in Carouge, Geneva.
Waiting Moment

Oil on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2010

A parasol on a balcony in Carouge
Acrylic painting of a lone figure walking down a tree-lined avenue in autumn on the Boulevard des Promenades in Carouge, Geneva, under golden leaves.
Promenades Automne

Acrylic on Canvas - 60 x 80 cm
date: 2010

Autumn on the Promenades, Carouge
Oil painting of a red Citroën 2CV parked in the dappled shade of a tree, with sunlit grass and fallen leaves around it.
La Deuche

Oil on canvas - 25 x 30 cm
date: 2010

A red Deux Chevaux under a tree in the Drôme
Small oil painting of a woman in a long navy coat with a ponytail, walking away under a red umbrella along a wet street in Carouge, Geneva.
Walking in the Rain

Oil on wood - 20 x 30 cm
date: 2010

A woman with a red umbrella walking in the rain, Carouge
Oil painting of a blue wooden boat moored beneath a white stone bridge arch in a Venice canal, against a canal-side house.
Venice Boat

Oil on canvas - 30 x 20 cm
date: 2010

A blue boat moored under a bridge in Venice
Oil painting of a path crossing a small stone bridge under tall shady trees, beside a row of sunlit vines in a vineyard in the Geneva countryside.
Shady Bridge

Oil on wood - 30 x 24 cm - 2010
date: 2010

A shaded bridge in a Geneva vineyard
Oil painting of the floodlit Sainte-Croix church and fountain on Place du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, at night, between dark trees under a deep blue sky.
Sainte-Croix Nuit

Oil on wood - 30 x 30 cm
date: 2010

Sainte-Croix church and fountain lit at night, Carouge
Oil painting of a tram emerging into the wet night on Rue du Pont-Neuf in Carouge, Geneva, with glowing windows and lamps reflected in the blue road.
Tram, Nuit

Oil on Wood - 25 x 25 cm
date: 2010

A tram coming through the wet night, Carouge
Small oil painting of a narrow side canal in Venice, with figures crossing a stone bridge, boats moored below and sunlit walls, with a church dome beyond.
Venice Canal

Oil on wood - 25 x 35 cm
date: 2010

People on a bridge over a Venice side canal
Small oil painting of houses in Carouge, Geneva, at dusk, with warm lit windows, a dark tree and a line of blue mountains under a pale evening sky.
Mermillod Evening

Oil on wood - 25 x 15 cm
date: 2010

Lit windows in Carouge as evening falls
Oil portrait of a woman with short dark hair and a red earring, her face turned upward and lit by warm sunlight, against a dappled green and yellow background.
Soph Looking Up

Oil on canvas - 50 x 70 cm - 2010
date: 2010

Soph looking up into the light
Oil painting of a fiery orange sunset sky over the violet hills of the Alpilles, with a lone tree and dark vineyard rows near Mouriès, Provence.
Sunset Lauzières

Oil on canvas - 50 x 70 cm
date: 2010

A fiery sunset over the vineyards of Lauzières
Oil self-portrait of a man with dark curly hair in a blue denim shirt, shouting with his mouth wide open, in front of an empty plain under a stormy violet sky.
Shout

Oil on canvas - 60 x 50 cm - 2010
date: 2010

Self-portrait shouting in an empty landscape
Oil painting of three men in white shirts seen from behind, choosing fruit at a market stall in Athens, holding blue plastic bags, against a dark background.
Three Men at the Market

Oil on Canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2010

Three men shopping at the Athens food market
Oil self-portrait of a man with tousled dark hair, head thrown back and laughing with his mouth wide open, in violet tones against an orange and blue background.
Laugh

Oil on canvas - 50 x 60 cm - 2010
date: 2010

Self-portrait laughing
Acrylic painting of olive trees and dry golden grass looking down over vineyards to a farmhouse and the hills of the Alpilles near Mouriès, Provence.
Le pas du Cerf

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2010

Olive trees above Le Pas du Cerf, Domaine de Lauzières
Acrylic painting of Rue du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, with sunlit old houses, café La Bourse at the corner and the Salève mountain in the distance.
La Bourse, Rue du Marché

Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2010

La Bourse on Rue du Marché, Carouge, with the Salève beyond
Oil painting of a narrow street in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, with town houses, climbing plants, a church tower, and two old cars parked in the shade.
Saint-Rémy

Oil on canvas - 50 x 60 cm
date: 2010

A narrow sunlit street in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Oil self-portrait of a man in glasses, his face close-up and lit from the side, looking sideways with a stern expression against a dark blue background.
Self Portrait 08/'09

Oil on canvas - 40 x 50 cm
date: 2010

Self-portrait with glasses, an intense gaze
Oil painting of a wooden arched doorway between green shutters on a sunlit cream wall in Rue Vautier, Carouge, Geneva, with a person's shadow beside it.
Waiting at the door

Oil on canvas - 25 x 20 cm
date: 2010

A shadow waiting at a door on Rue Vautier, Carouge
Acrylic painting of the Cinéma Bio in Carouge, Geneva: a cream corner building with CINEMA lettering, red trim, a poster board and a pedestrian crossing.
Cinema

Acrylic on canvas - 75 x 50 cm
date: 2010

The Cinéma Bio on its street corner, Carouge
Oil painting of a wooden bench above a stone pool edge at Le Destet near Mouriès, Provence, with autumn trees and a vineyard reflected in the still blue water.
Two Worlds

Oil on canvas - 50 x 65 cm
date: 2010

A bench reflected in a still pool, Le Destet
Oil painting of houses in Carouge, Geneva, at sunset, with warmly lit windows, a large tree and dark garden greenery under a pale evening sky.
Mermillod Sunset

Oil on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2010

Lights coming on over the rooftops of Carouge
Acrylic painting of Rue du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, on a rainy day, with people under umbrellas, tram tracks, parked cars and pale yellow houses with blue shutters.
Umbrellas in the Rain

Acrylic on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2010

Umbrellas on a rainy day in Rue du Marché, Carouge
Acrylic self-portrait of a man in glasses looking intently at his own reflection, with the back of his head in the foreground and his face in the mirror.
Who am I?

Acrylic on canvas - 50 x 40 - 2010
date: 2010

Self-portrait in the mirror
Oil painting of a stone bridge arch over the Rhône in Geneva, with sunlit autumn trees seen through the arch and a building with tall arched windows on the left.
Under the Bridge

Oil on Canvas - 40 x 30 cm
date: 2010

Autumn light under a bridge on the Rhône, Geneva
Oil painting of the Rue des Eaux-Vives in Geneva on a winter evening, with snow on the roofs, a turreted building, lit shop windows, parked cars and a passer-by.
Soirée Cinéma

Oil on canvas - 54 y 65 cm
date: 2010

Leaving the cinema on a winter evening, Geneva
Oil painting looking down from above into a shaded park in Carouge, Geneva: large trees, violet paths and a small figure holding a child beside a water basin.
Down in the Park

Oil on wood 50 x 50 cm
date: 2010

Looking down into a shaded park in Carouge
Oil painting of a shaded courtyard at La Cure Bourse near L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Provence, with a vine-covered house, an archway, flower pots and a large tree.
La Cure Bourse

Oil on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2009

Shaded courtyard at La Cure Bourse, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Acrylic painting of Geneva's old town silhouetted against an evening sky, with the spire of Saint-Pierre Cathedral, boats on the lake and birds on a jetty.
Cathedral Sunset

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2009

Geneva old town and Saint-Pierre Cathedral at sunset
Acrylic painting of a cyclist and a car on a wet street in Carouge, Geneva, at night, with lit shop windows and arched doorways reflected on the shining road.
Rany Night Cyclist

Acrylic on canvas - 40 x 30 cm
date: 2009

A cyclist on a rainy night in Carouge
Painting of a woman with short dark hair, laughing as she dances, her head tilted and her arm raised, in a red shirt against a soft grey and green background.
Soph Dancing

Canvas 65 x 54 cm
date: 2009

Soph dancing, caught mid-laugh
Acrylic painting of the façade of the Cinéma Bio in Carouge, Geneva, with weathered pale blue CINEMA letters above three windows with closed shutters.
Cinema II

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2009

Shuttered windows under the CINEMA sign, Carouge
Acrylic painting of the church of Sainte-Croix in Carouge, Geneva, with its bell tower, clock and cross catching the evening light against a blue sky.
Sainte Croix

Acylic on canvas - 60 x 50 cm
date: 2009

The bell tower of Sainte-Croix in evening light, Carouge
Acrylic painting of La Petite Rade in Geneva, where the lake flows into the Rhône, with sunlit waterfront buildings, a bridge, bare trees and the Jet d'Eau.
La Petite Rade

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2009

La Petite Rade and the Jet d'Eau, Geneva
Acrylic painting of Rue Saint-Victor in Carouge, Geneva, with old houses, wrought-iron balconies, tram tracks, parked cars and a black cat crossing the street.
Rue St. Victor

Acrylicc on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2009

A black cat crossing Rue Saint-Victor, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a hotel courtyard in Carouge, Geneva: a white wall with a red awning and turquoise doors, beside an old wooden barn with bicycles inside.
Hotel

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 - 2009
date: 2009

A hotel courtyard with a red awning, Carouge
Palette-knife painting of a still pool reflecting tall trees, an olive tree and a white balustrade, with green hills behind, at the Domaine de Lauzières in Provence.
Reflets au Couteau

Acrylic on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2009

Trees reflected in a pool, Domaine de Lauzières
Acrylic painting of rooftops in Carouge, Geneva, seen through a studio window, with white chimneys, tiled roofs, a paint pot and a brush on the sill.
Fenêtre Atelier

Acrylic on canvas - 40 x 50 cm
date: 2009

View over Carouge rooftops from the studio window
Acrylic painting of a window with closed blue shutters on an off-white wall under a terracotta tile roof in Provence, with a wall lamp and its long shadow.
Window Provence

Acrylic on canvas - 50 x 25cm
date: 2009

Blue shutters and a lamp on a Provençal wall
Acrylic painting of Rue Saint-Joseph in Carouge, Geneva, with the cream Cinéma Bio building and a row of colourful old houses under a blue sky with white clouds.
Cinema rue St. Joseph

Acrylic on canvas - 100 x 80 cm
date: 2009

Rue Saint-Joseph and the Cinéma Bio, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a cement factory in the industrial zone of Carouge, Geneva, with two tall silos, a crane, a white truck and bare winter trees.
Cement Factory

Acrylic on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2009

Cement works in Carouge's industrial zone
Acrylic painting of Place du Bourg-de-Four in Geneva's old town, with café parasols, tall pale façades, the square's fountain and people strolling.
Bourg de Four

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 - 2009
date: 2009

Café terraces on Place du Bourg-de-Four, Geneva old town
Acrylic painting of a white sun lounger by a pale Provençal house with a terracotta tile roof and blue shutters, under a deep blue summer sky near Mouriès.
Summertime

Acrylic on canvas - 35 x 45 cm
date: 2009

A sun lounger by a Provençal house in summer
Acrylic painting of Rue Vautier in Carouge, Geneva, at nightfall, with car headlights, glowing house fronts and a bare tree under a deep blue sky.
Rue Vautier Night

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2009

Rue Vautier at nightfall, Carouge
Acrylic painting of the Jet d'Eau fountain rising above Lake Geneva, with the waterfront buildings of Geneva and the peak of the Môle behind.
Jet d'Eau

Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2009

The Jet d'Eau and the Geneva waterfront
Acrylic painting of Place du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, at night: the floodlit Sainte-Croix church and fountain framed by trees glowing yellow in the lamplight.
Place du Marché Nuit

Acrylic on Canvas - 70 x 50 - 2009
date: 2009

The fountain and Sainte-Croix church at night, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a sunlit vineyard valley at the Domaine de Lauzières near Mouriès, Provence, framed by two pine trees, with a fallen log and distant hills.
Vallée de Lauzières

Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2009

Looking down the valley at the Domaine de Lauzières
Acrylic painting of a shopfront in Carouge, Geneva, with a green CYCLES MOTOS sign, arched wooden doors, a parked scooter and a yellow pedestrian crossing.
Cycles, Motos

Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2009

The now defunct Cycles Motos shop on Rue du Pont-Neuf, Carouge
Acrylic painting of La Jonction in Geneva, where the Rhône and Arve rivers meet, with tall poplars along the bank, an arched bridge and snowy mountains beyond.
La Jonction

Acrylic on cnavas - 100 x 80 cm
date: 2009

Poplars at La Jonction, where the Rhône meets the Arve
Acrylic painting of the Café du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, at night: a pale awning over empty terrace chairs, lit windows and a dark car on the wet street.
Place du Marché, nuit

Acrylic on canvas - 40 x 50 cm
date: 2009

Café du Marché on a wet night, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a tram and cars on Rue du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, on a rainy night, with lit windows and golden reflections on the wet street.
Rue du marché - Night Rain

Acrylic on Canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2009

A tram on Rue du Marché on a rainy night, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a tram rounding curved tracks at night in Carouge, Geneva, beside old stone buildings with warm lit windows, on a wet street under a dark blue sky.
Tram Nuit, Armes

Acrylic on canvas - 40 x 50 cm
date: 2008

A tram rounding the curve at night, Carouge
Acrylic painting of Rue Vautier in Carouge, Geneva, in the sunshine, with old houses, green shutters, dormer windows, chimneys and cars parked along the street.
Rue Vautier

Acrylic on canvas - 50 x 40 cm
date: 2008

Sunshine on the houses of Rue Vautier, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a window in Carouge, Geneva, with open green shutters, sky reflected in the panes and a wrought-iron street lantern on the cream wall.
Window 1 Carouge

Acrylic on canvas
date: 2008

A window with green shutters and a lantern, Carouge
Acrylic painting of two arched windows with small panes on a pale wall in Carouge, Geneva, their glass reflecting blue and golden light, with a drainpipe between them.
Window 6 Carouge

Acrylic on canvas - 30 x 25 - 2008
date: 2008

Two arched windows with reflections, Carouge
Acrylic painting of a white wall in Carouge, Geneva, with a green shutter, a wooden door, a blue house number 5 and a vine hanging from the eaves.
Window 2 Carouge

Acrylic on canvas - 25 x 30 cm
date: 2008

Vine leaves over a door and shutter, Carouge
Acrylic painting of Rue du Marché in Carouge, Geneva, with sunlit yellow houses, green shutters, shop awnings, parked cars and the blue Salève mountain beyond.
Rue du Marché Afternoon

Acrylic on canvas - 45 x 35 cm
date: 2008

Rue du Marché in the afternoon, with the Salève behind
Acrylic painting of sunlit vineyard rows, a line of dark cypress trees and rolling purple-brown hills under a pale sky, near Mouriès, Provence.
Vine and Hill II

Acrylic on canvas - 55 x 45 cm
date: 2008

Vineyard rows and hills at Domaine de Lauzières, Provence
Acrylic self-portrait of a man with tousled dark curly hair and a serious expression, looking straight at the viewer.
Self Looking Up

Acrylic on canvas panel - 40 x 50 cm - 2008
date: 2008

Self-portrait with a frank, direct gaze
Acrylic painting of an old house façade on Rue Vautier in Carouge, Geneva, with pale blue-grey shutters, an arched doorway and warm sunlight on the walls.
Façade rue Vautier

Acrylic on Canvas - 40 x 30 cm
date: 2008

Sunlit shutters on a house façade, Rue Vautier
Acrylic painting of the Café des Amis facade in Carouge, Geneva: green metal door and window frames, lace curtains, posters in the window and two lanterns in sunlight.
Café des Amis II

Acrylic on canvas - 70 x 50 cm
date: 2007

The Café des Amis front, Carouge
Painting of the Rhône lock in Geneva at sunset, framed by the dark silhouette of a gantry crane with a hook, with tall poplars and the sunset reflected in the river.
Ecluse du Rhône

Oil on Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 60 cm
date: 2007

The Rhône lock in Geneva at sunset
Acrylic painting of three funnel-shaped fountains in Carouge, Geneva, with sheets of water falling from wide basins, green trees and a tall building behind.
Fontaines Carouge

Acrylic on canvas
date: 2007

Cascading fountains near the Tours de Carouge
Acrylic painting of a huge sculpted volcanic rock at El Golfo, Lanzarote, glowing orange in low sun, with waves breaking around its base.
Lanzarote El Golfo

Acrylic on card paper
date: 2007

Volcanic rocks at El Golfo, Lanzarote
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