From the very first one principle was obvious to me :
to paint the world of the living in a very realistic manner and in life-size in order to increase the “trompe-l’oeil” effect and the illusion of life.
Therefore my subjects are always painted on large scale abstract surfaces, with rich material, sometimes reinforced by adding of real wood or metal.
I try to express a “climate”, a psychological profundity, an energy that sparkles in the eye of my silent portraits, a hyphen between fundamental and often disconcerting questions that life is asking an the serene harmony that surrounds us naturally.
Patrick François
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