His painting

De Bonis could be one of the champions of the new forces which, in response to contemporary painting, vow a cult corollary to tradition, to the masters of the past. Like them, but with his expression and own interior strength, the artist seeks - in the tensest, most powerful style - the means of attaining the tragic through interiority.
His trade, his ability to paint, are founded on modality, values, and chiaroscuros. His superb glazed backgrounds give emotion all of is dimensions. In his work, dessin-Roi - all too often overlooked - is omnipresent.