by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 19, 2026
Emanation Following Origin, this second installment crystallizes my approach around the tension between telluric permanence and the sudden flash of emotion. On the left, a monumental and textured mineral mass commands attention, embodying the resistance of rock and...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 19, 2026
Foreshore In Foreshore, I capture the border where rock confronts the elements. The density of the mineral masses, revealed through inks, stands in contrast to the impermanence of air and water. Through fluid acrylic washes, a dramatic sky sweeps across the horizon....
by Christine Gouez Manhes | Feb 8, 2026
Elevation Echoing ‘Suspension’, this painting continues my exploration of mineral architecture. Here, equilibrium gives way to movement: powerful diagonals cut through the space, evoking the harshness of ridges and the cracking of glaciers. The white...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | Feb 8, 2026
Suspension With ‘Suspension’, I shift scales to capture the intimacy of the high mountains. This square format acts as a fragment of memory, a mineral snapshot. Here, the rock becomes graphic. The lines of force—like veins of quartz or scars of ice—outline...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | Feb 8, 2026
Emergence Ancestral rock Light dances along its ridges. I was born on the wild tip of Brittany, where the land is draped in eternal granite. Since always, the mineral has been my source of inspiration: stone, a silent muse, has often revealed itself beneath my brushes...
