Dumontier Nathalie | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Dumontier Nathalie
- France
Painter
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A quote from the poet Louis Aragon: "There is no light without shade."
Nathalie developed two passions in her youth : sports and painting. In the beginning she focused on sports (professional sports and lifeguarding), but after founding a family, she returned to her first love : painting. While taking her daughter to a drawing class, she found herself enrolling in an adult program at the Museum of Fine Arts in Chartres where she discovered a sense of unparalleled freedom.
Exhibiting her first painting confirmed her decision: the need to create had become essential. In 2006 she left her job in order to devote herself entirely to her passion.
As she observes her children’s lifestyle, Natalie is surprised by the lack of real communication in the virtual world. The electronics discretely embedded in her work are nods to the modern life that she mocks.
Initially, Nathalie's paintings were figurative, but gradually became more abstract. Nathalie uses an acrylic knife to apply splashes of colour to the blank canvas, that she then covers with oil painting that she chooses for its smoothness. She scratches, scrapes and searches, constantly constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. She plays determinedly with contrast, shadow and light.
Steeped in the atmosphere of Chartres, where she lives, Nathalie also works in stained glass, which allows her to develop her creativity and technique. She brings the same subject matter to her stained glass windows as she does to her painting. The technique is different, but the approach is decidedly the same. And the two expressions are complementary...
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- 2019Participation in the Asia Contemporary Art ShowHong Kong, China
- 2010Participation in the Carrousel du Louvre Shopping Art FairParis, France
- 1999Attends art classes at the Museum of Fine ArtsChartres, France
- 1964BirthChâteauneuf-en-Thymerais, France
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Etre seulement là
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 Dumontier Nathalie
Et, je découvre enfin
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Dumontier Nathalie
Lorsque la nuit revint
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Dumontier Nathalie
Après la pluie
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Dumontier Nathalie
Revenir sur mes pas
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Dans la brume de chaleur
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Dumontier Nathalie
le plus doux des rêves
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Dumontier Nathalie
J'aime quand le vent se lève
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Nuit d'été sans toi,
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
La neige recouvre tout
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
fuir loin loin
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Dans la prairie humide
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Dumontier Nathalie
le langage des rêves
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Dumontier Nathalie
J'entends le roulement des galets
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Dumontier Nathalie
En direction de l'Ouest
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Une journée riche en émotion
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Merveilleux nuages
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Dumontier Nathalie
Un voyage parfumé
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Dumontier Nathalie
Un après-midi d'automne
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Dumontier Nathalie
Nature capricieuse
120 x 40 cmUSD 2,300Dumontier Nathalie
J'attendais ton baiser
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
Dumontier Nathalie
Que lentement passent les heures
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 Dumontier Nathalie
Et de cette douceur automnale
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Dumontier Nathalie
Croire en soi
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Dumontier Nathalie
J'aime tellement ton rire
120 x 40 cmUSD 2,300Dumontier Nathalie
Dans le brouillard
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
La douceur de ta peau
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Dumontier Nathalie
Mes nuits et mes jours
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Dumontier Nathalie
Puis dans la campagne
13 x 13 cmUSD 185