Sunrise Over Cap Ferrat

Sunrise Over Cap Ferrat was inspired by one of my daily rituals in Nice: sunrise swimming in the Mediterranean during the summer and rollerblading along the Promenade des Anglais in the colder months. Returning to this landscape day after day transformed it from a familiar view into a lived experience. I'm fascinated by the distinctive light of the Côte d'Azur, especially in winter, when the lower sun creates vivid colours and contrasts across the Mediterranean. Rather than depicting the landscape literally, I reassemble the elements that stay with me—the rising sun, the sea, light reflected on water... and the shifting blues of sea and sky—into a composition that evokes the essence of the place. The painting began on the beach in Nice before being completed in my studio, where hand-painted collage elements were layered into the composition to create texture, depth and a bold graphic language.