St Paul's Sunrise | Benoit Havard

Benoît conjures dreamlike, light-soaked cityscapes that pulse with warmth and electric energy. Inspired by his travels, he captures urban moments through his lens – then transforms them, distilling their raw emotion onto canvas. For him, it’s all about “bringing the subject into my own world.”Each painting is a spontaneous burst of expression, driven by light, contrast, and atmosphere rather than painstaking detail. With the bold sweep of a palette knife, he layers transparency, streaks, and dissolving edges to build texture and motion.