How did you become an artist?

“The beauty of my surroundings has always had a strong impact on my mood. I think my mind is artistic; it’s part of my personality. “Then there was my upbringing. With an Austrian mother and a French father, and living in the West Indies until I was 16, I was always surrounded by a rich mix of cultural influences. “That said, it was only once I was married that I enrolled on a course in history of art at the École du Louvre. Before that, I had studied business in Düsseldorf and London, where I c...