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...
- Canada :
- France :
- 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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Dumontier Nathalie
Tout me plait
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Je sais que tu n'es pas loin
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
La peur du silence
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Un si joli voyage
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
J'écoute la nuit
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Carpe Diem
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Croassent les grenouilles
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Une journée riche en émotion
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
fuir loin loin
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Le vent dans les cheveux
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
Elle était seule la campagne était belle
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
un formidable été
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
l'odeur des fougères
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Mes rêves brillent
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Un lieu secret
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Il est nécessaire de rêver
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Les yeux embrumés
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
La neige recouvre tout
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
derrière le brouillard
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Revenir sur mes pas
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
si douce terracota
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
de ce ciel blanc
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
le bruit du ressac
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Le bel été
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
la belle vie vous attend
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
des larmes dans les yeux
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
elle chante la mer
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
le grand mystère
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Se sentir mieux
50 x 50 cmSGD 2,150Dumontier Nathalie
Croire en soi
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
J'aime l'idée
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
croire en soi
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
un brin de romantisme
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Les anges me protègent
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Se dessinent sur la glace
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
La fin de l'été
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
se sentir vivant
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Le ciel s'habille de rose
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
le ciel flamboie pour nous
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Ne plus savoir
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
À pas feutrés
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
c'est le bonheur
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Colore ta vie
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
J'aime l'instant
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Et là je rêve
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Et, je rêve de liberté
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Rien d'Impossible
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
Si loin de toi
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
un peu de sable dans les cheveux
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Tempête intérieure
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
Un peu de fluo
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Si heureuse
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
C'est tellement calme
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Les reflets enchantés
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Je me souviens
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Ne pas se retourner
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Retenir son souffle
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
les rêves les plus doux sont...
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
L'été est bien fini
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
reprendre des couleurs
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100