Gallery · Acrylic painting

Flow & Life

Pours, brushwork, ink and collage: seventy-five paintings hung on a dry-stone wall, between fire, water, gold and electricity.

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The smoker and the red city – red blocks drawn like a city on a yellow ground, black ink trails — The smoker and the red cityAcrylic, ink and marker drawing · 40 × 120 cm

Pours on black Pouring

Fluid paint poured onto a black ground, then guided by tilting the canvas. Cells and filaments form on their own as it dries.

Nova – pink and white cloud on a black ground dotted with golden cells — NovaPoured acrylic, gold cells · 40 × 120 cm

Ânkh – red and orange ankh outlined in gold on a marbled black ground — ÂnkhPoured acrylic, raised gold outline · 120 × 40 cm

Tulipe – purple and gold pour in a slender silhouette — TulipePoured acrylic on a black ground · 120 × 40 cm

Comète – pink, orange and purple streak running diagonally between a turquoise sky and a black ground — ComètePoured acrylic, black and turquoise ground · 80 × 60 cm

The calf and the watcher – blue, red and gold swirl at the centre, surrounded by black and white marbling — The calf and the watcherPoured acrylic, cells · 29 × 29 cm

Nébuleuse – black ground scattered with pink, orange, yellow and gold sparks — NébuleusePoured acrylic on canvas · 60 × 80 cm

Braises – wide brown and black streaks dotted with orange specks — BraisesPoured acrylic, copper cells · 60 × 80 cm

Forêt métallique – orange flowers on raised golden stems, black and white marbled ground, gold and purple cloud — Forêt métalliquePoured acrylic, raised gold stems · 50 × 40 cm

Le souffle – blue, pink, gold and olive green pour bursting from a corner on a black ground, raised black lizard at bottom left — Le soufflePoured acrylic, raised lizard · 50 × 50 cm

Coulée de lave – copper and red band full of cells on a black ground — Coulée de lavePoured acrylic, copper cells · 40 × 120 cm

Magmatec reptile – orange, yellow and purple marbling dotted with branching black cells — Magmatec reptilePoured acrylic, black cells, gold impasto · 60 × 80 cm

Discours céleste – blue and pale green river edged with red on a black ground, drawn pink and gold drops — Discours célestePoured acrylic and marker drawing · 60 × 80 cm

Forêt hantée – black, cream and olive green pour with yellow glints, black dendritic branches — Forêt hantéePoured acrylic, black dendrites · 40 × 50 cm

Cellules – yellow and acid green cells linked to two glittering pink nuclei on a black ground — CellulesPoured acrylic on a black ground · 60 × 80 cm

Cosmos reflection – band of yellow, orange and pink cells on black, golden cloud on midnight blue — Cosmos reflectionPoured acrylic, cells · 33 × 41 cm

Hell – red, black and gold pour full of cells, blue flashes, dark relief border at the bottom — HellPoured acrylic, cells, raised impasto · 40 × 50 cm

Light pours White ground

The same pours on a light ground: the colour spreads, branches into dendrites and lets the canvas breathe.

Paysage dendritique – dark iridescent streak crossing turquoise, orange and magenta flashes — Paysage dendritiquePour on a white ground, dendrite effects · 40 × 120 cm

Mea culpa – black and red silhouette under a plume of blue and turquoise pours — Mea culpaPoured acrylic, raised outlines · 50 × 40 cm

Éclaboussures – black eye in a yellow pool, rust-coloured splashes all around — ÉclaboussuresPoured and splattered acrylic · 60 × 50 cm

Organic locomotive – grey and black clouds, yellow flowers and two raised stems on a white ground — Organic locomotiveInk and acrylic, glued gold leaves · 40 × 120 cm

Capucine – large yellow and ochre jet bursting from a black eye on white canvas — CapucinePoured acrylic on a white ground · 50 × 60 cm

Agates dendritiques – rainbow concentric rings on a cream ground, fringed with turquoise dendrites — Agates dendritiquesPoured acrylic, blue-green dendrites · 60 × 80 cm

Stries vivantes – vertical bands of black, cream, ochre and purple with golden flecks — Stries vivantesPoured acrylic, directed drips · 40 × 120 cm

Jupiter – horizontal salmon, grey, black and teal layers — JupiterPoured acrylic · 40 × 50 cm

Gestures Brush

A broad brush traces feathers, flames and gazes, laid down in a few strokes.

Regards – two purple eyes wrapped in crimson feathers on a saffron yellow ground — RegardsBrushed acrylic · signed COLER · 40 × 120 cm

Plume – large feather with brown, gold then teal barbs and a red heart — PlumeBrushed acrylic · 120 × 40 cm

Horse back – red and black arcs on a brown and purple ground, raised circle — Horse backBrushed acrylic, raised stitching · 120 × 40 cm

Plasma discharge – branching white lightning on a deep purple ground — Plasma dischargeImpasto acrylic · 120 × 40 cm

Green portal – swirls of green, teal and pearly white — Green portalBrushed acrylic · 120 × 40 cm

Seaweed flirt – two green and blue plant-like creatures on a pale yellow ground — Seaweed flirtBrushed acrylic and marker · 120 × 40 cm

Plaine – golden field under a blue sky, edge of rust-coloured trees — PlainePalette-knife textured acrylic · 40 × 120 cm

Purple convergence – large purple and crimson feathers rising on a pink and yellow ground — Purple convergenceBrushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

L'Arbre bleu – ultramarine blue trunk branching out against a green sky, speckled yellow ground — L'Arbre bleuPoured and brushed acrylic, raised outlines · 80 × 60 cm

Line & ink Marker on acrylic

A yellow or orange ground, then ink: networks, creatures and patterns you only see up close.

Proliferation – yellow ground crossed by raised black branches, filled with ink drawings — ProliferationAcrylic, black impasto and marker drawing · 40 × 120 cm

Quart – black ink blot and turquoise spiral, drawn creatures and insects around it — QuartInk and marker on an ochre ground · 29 × 29 cm

Léo & Léa – crowd of marker-drawn creatures with blue eyes on an ochre and yellow pool — Léo & LéaColoured ink, acrylic and marker · 55 × 46 cm

Phénix – dark panel with pink and black marbling and a yellow eye, from which a spray of red-orange feathers bursts against a yellow sun — PhénixPoured and brushed acrylic on canvas · 40 × 120 cm

Interactions – yellow and ochre pool peopled with marker-drawn creatures, two large black eyes, red head at bottom right — InteractionsColoured ink, acrylic and marker · 60 × 80 cm

Dorazofil – large black ink blot peopled with colourful creatures on a yellow ground — DorazofilBlack ink, acrylic and marker · 46 × 55 cm

Volcanos – black horizon over orange and yellow ground scattered with burst ink blots — VolcanosAcrylic and ink · 40 × 120 cm

Rencontre dans la houle – curling white wave on a yellow ground, small drawn creatures — Rencontre dans la houleBrushed acrylic and marker drawing · 40 × 120 cm

Textures Collage & relief

Mounted canvas, cord, impasto: here the paint is meant to be touched as much as looked at.

The veil – triangles and trapezoids of textured pink, yellow, green, blue, purple and red on a black ground scattered with spheres and lilac shapes — The veilAcrylic, knife and sponge textures, geometry · 40 × 120 cm

Rossy – face with red lips in an ink blot, two pink spirals on a blue ground — RossyInk, acrylic and marker · 120 × 40 cm

Mosaïque – nine yellow, blue and white panels with ink circles and pours — MosaïqueMixed media, assembled canvas pieces · 80 × 60 cm

Patchwork aux yeux – yellow, green, blue, pink and orange areas outlined in black, each with an eye — Patchwork aux yeuxMixed media, raised outlines, marker · 80 × 60 cm

Yin-yang – two interlocking black and white spirals, blue flashes, yellow pour dotted with blue — Yin-yangPoured acrylic, impasto, marker, raised disc · 60 × 80 cm

Strates – horizontal bands of bright colours, one white band stained with black ink — StratesAcrylic and ink, glued gauze · 40 × 120 cm

Kaléidoscope – bright colour bursts radiating from a central point — KaléidoscopeAcrylic and marker · 80 × 60 cm

Destroyed evil – raised red and black column at the centre, black branches towards the edges, cracked turquoise, ochre and green ground — Destroyed evilMixed media, central relief, crackle · Destroyed artwork

Bestiary & faces Figures

Animals and faces emerging from the material: a single gaze is enough to bring a creature to life.

L'Ours de la tour – green-eyed animal head formed by a red and gold pour, resting on pink towers — L'Ours de la tourPoured and brushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Perroquet – purple parrot head with a green eye, grey beak and golden crown on a red ground — PerroquetAcrylic, ink and marker · 80 × 60 cm

Profil – face lying on a yellow ground, green eye under a purple and pink lock of hair — ProfilBrushed acrylic · 60 × 80 cm

Triptyque – silhouettes and faces in running ink across three bands of colour — TriptyqueBlack ink on three pink, yellow and blue bands · 60 × 80 cm

Scarabée – large black beetle ringed with yellow on a yellow and black pour — ScarabéeAcrylic, ink and relief · 80 × 60 cm

Sans titre – pink and gold arch opening onto a white heart under a starry midnight blue sky — Sans titreBrushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Garden Flowers

Bouquets, orchids and foliage: freehand painting in broad green and yellow strokes.

Déséquilibre – bouquet of yellow and purple sunflowers in an ochre vase on a yellow table — DéséquilibrePoured and brushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Orchidée – pink and white orchid with long green leaves in a gold and silver vase — OrchidéeBrushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Jungle – swirl of green leaves on a bright pink ground — JungleBrushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Lagon – broad teal and white brushstrokes — LagonBrushed acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Arbre de cuivre – raised copper tree on a verdigris and pink ground — Arbre de cuivreAcrylic, raised copper branches · 50 × 40 cm

Blue in red – raised marbled blue tree with curling branches on an orange, red, green and purple ground — Blue in redPoured acrylic, raised branches, glitter · ? 50 × 40 cm

Gold & ink Ink on a yellow ground

Black ink thrown onto yellow and gold, then reworked with a fine marker: dendrites, bursts and tiny creatures.

Instinct maternel – pink and white trunk sprouting dark spheres on a drawn yellow and ochre ground — Instinct maternelPoured acrylic, reliefs and marker · 80 × 60 cm

Emergence – gold, crimson and purple beam crossing the canvas, surrounded by ink blots peopled with tiny beings — EmergenceInk, gold acrylic, raised outline, marker · 80 × 60 cm

Submarine – pink, green, blue and yellow blots on white canvas, outlined with fine drawings — SubmarineColoured ink and marker on a white ground · 80 × 60 cm

HO – large blue, green and orange shape filled with marker drawings, black spirals — HOColoured ink and marker on a yellow ground · 60 × 80 cm

Living sulfur – yellow and ochre pour branching with black dendrites — Living sulfurPoured acrylic on a white ground · 60 × 80 cm

Alvéoles – yellow band crossed by oval crimson cells between two rust pools — AlvéolesPoured acrylic, purple cells · 80 × 60 cm

Regards d'encre – yellow ground crossed by red, green and blue, three white eyes and a black cell — Regards d'encreColoured ink and acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Microscopic ecosystem – orange pour scattered with black eyes and ink drops — Microscopic ecosystemInk and poured acrylic · 80 × 60 cm

Éclats – black ink blots in a cross on a yellow and ochre ground — ÉclatsInk and acrylic, gold reliefs · 60 × 80 cm

Crustacés – crimson, red and black islands on a yellow ground, peopled with marker drawings — CrustacésColoured ink, acrylic and marker · 60 × 80 cm

Muttonhead – large crimson and purple blot with a white eye surrounded by purple dots, three black ink eyes, on yellow bands — MuttonheadColoured ink on yellow bands · 60 × 80 cm

Laser – yellow ground invaded by purple and green inks, black calligraphic signs and two rainbow bands — LaserColoured ink, poured acrylic and marker · 60 × 80 cm

Discussion – vertical orange, pink and red bands stained with black on the left, turquoise and gold pool dotted with tiny eyes on the right, joined by a wavy black thread — DiscussionBrushed and poured acrylic, ink · 46 × 55 cm

About Jyjy

I have always loved mixing colours and watching what they turn into. My work as an engineer in plasma surface treatment taught me to observe how a liquid spreads or pulls back, a curiosity I find again in every canvas. But it was the South of France and the Mediterranean that set everything off: the light, the sea and the warm stone remain an endless source of inspiration.

Life at every scale

I am fascinated by the living world: microscopic creatures, cells, insects, animals, plants. And just as much by what organises itself without being alive: atoms attracting or repelling each other, fluids mingling, galaxies spinning.

What strikes me are the resemblances from one scale to another. A drop of ink branching out recalls a tree or a river; a cell of paint looks like a bacterial colony or a nebula.

Letting the material work

In my paintings, I try to reveal these similarities through the interactions between different substances: their affinities, their rejections, the way they repel or blend. My work taught me to play with the surface properties of a support and to watch how different inks behave on it.

Often, the shapes born from fluids and inks suggest others to me: an eye, a creature, a face. This is pareidolia, the reflex that makes us see figures in the clouds. I then feel that the canvas is asking me to underline what it sketches and to help the shape reveal itself, with a line of marker or a touch of colour.

A painter in my own way

I am self-taught, and figurative painting and brushwork are not my territory. The material, the paint and the fluids do most of the work. My role stays discreet: preparing the ground, choosing the encounters, then watching what happens. What guides me is rather a way of looking: the wish to see beauty where others would only see a stain, and to bring it out.

A nod: you may come across my nickname, Jyjy, in the kitchen too. Painting, music, cooking: different activities, but the same search for the right combinations and the transformation of what we bring together.

Contact me

Painted portrait of Jyjy, brush in hand, amid yellow, blue and red splashes

Collaborations Textile · design · publishing

I'm Jyjy. I paint with poured acrylic, ink and fine marker: materials that branch out, cells that bloom, tiny creatures you only notice up close.

This site is a personal showcase of my work. I would love to see these patterns live beyond the canvas one day: on fabric, a scarf, paper. If you are a designer, a studio or a printer and a work speaks to you, I would be glad to talk about it.

A pattern on fabric

Seeing a painting become a scarf, a cushion or a wall hanging.

Scarves · cushions · hangings

A series for a collection

Bringing together several works from the same room around a shared project.

Pours · gold & ink · garden

A repeating pattern

Adapting a work so that it continues seamlessly, on fabric or paper.

Fabric · wallpaper

A creation for four hands

Imagining a new painting together, in a shared palette or theme.

Palette · theme · encounter

The images

The images in this gallery are signed, reduced-resolution previews.
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