Work Process
Each project is developed according to a structured working method.
The intended use of the painting, the available documentation, and the display context determine the technical, material, and finishing choices.
The aim is not to mechanically reproduce an image, but to reconstruct a pictorial logic: drawing, values, color relationships, and surface quality, built through successive layers.
1. Documentation & definition
The work begins with the analysis of the reference artwork: composition, drawing, tonal structure, color relationships, and spatial hierarchy.
This stage defines the cropping, format, support, and constraints related to the intended use (heritage, decorative, or study).
2. Support preparation
Depending on the project, the painting is executed on canvas or wooden panel.
The support is prepared using traditional methods: sizing, ground layers, surface adjustments, and tonal preparation when required.
3. Pigments, mediums & material preparation
The studio places particular importance on the quality of pigments and painting mediums.
When required by the project, oil paint is ground directly in the studio in order to adjust density, transparency, and gloss.
The selection of oils and varnishes aims at long-term stability and a controlled surface over time.
Careful pigment selection allows for an accurate rendering of color characteristics found in historical paintings.
4. Layered construction
The painting is built progressively through successive layers.
Drawing, tonal values, and color are developed together, with continuous adjustments to maintain coherence, depth, and balanced transitions.
5. Surface & finishing
Final adjustments focus on surface quality: transitions, edges, overall balance, and surface coherence.
Finishing treatments (surface harmonisation, protection, varnish when necessary) are adapted to the project’s context and destination.
Timeframe
Production time varies according to format, complexity, and available documentation.
A realistic schedule is defined at the beginning of each project.
Process documentation may vary from one project to another.
Images presented on the site illustrate selected stages rather than a systematic record.
Documentation & sources
When required, projects are developed using museum sources and high-resolution photographic documentation, allowing precise analysis of structure and surface.Watch the painting process:
Selected works, uses and process: Download the catalogue