Michèle Quence

I have always practiced painting. Very early in my childhood I was exposed to this world, my father being a landscape painter who exhibits in galleries in Montmartre...

Having lived in the countryside, I have always felt connected to the plant world, the forest, the sea and the elements of nature. The desire to share my wonder questions me about my place in the world. In my work, I am inspired by light, and the territory in which I live. Abstraction allows me to transcend a physical reality beyond appearances. I love the Italian Renaissance painters that I discovered at the National Gallery in London at the very beginning of my travels. I appreciate the light and its purity. The paintings of Za Wo ki are a wonder for me, and I also like the series of abstract paintings by Gerard Richter.

I lived for a number of years in Los Angeles where I worked in the film industry and entertainment where I carried out series of abstract paintings, illustrations and design as well as an art direction painting project murals.