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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- 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
De nos jours il ne reste
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Quel bonheur cette vie avec toi !
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Je me souviens d'un jour
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Ca vient du coeur
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Le temps se compte
50 x 50 cmSGD 2,150Dumontier Nathalie
Le sable disparait sous la mer
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
La neige recouvre tout
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Un temps pour tout
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
l'odeur des fougères
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
les couleurs de l'hiver
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Les trois roches
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
derrière le brouillard
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Le silence qui s'enfuit
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Mais quel ciel !
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Terre d'ocre
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Dis, tu reviendras ?
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
L'été est bien fini
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Force vitale
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
La vie rêvée c'est ça
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
des églantiers d'écume.
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Le ciel s'habille de rose
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Colore ta vie
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
J'entends le roulement des galets
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
des larmes dans les yeux
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
si douce terracota
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
loin de tout
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
le ciel flamboie pour nous
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Crépusculaire
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Croire en soi
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Et, chaque jour la mer...
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
C'est ma petite fantaisie
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Nuit d'été sans toi,
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Vacances à la neige
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
la tête dans les nuages
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
J'attendais ton baiser
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Le coeur gonflé de bonheur
19 x 19 cmSGD 390- Sold
Dumontier Nathalie
Seul je chemine
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100 Dumontier Nathalie
la douceur d'un été
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
C'est si beaux
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Un lieu secret
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Un voyage parfumé
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
le langage des rêves
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Volupté assumée
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
le vent de la mer
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
La belle inconnue
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
juste le silence
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Terre de feu
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
La mer se retire le soir aussi
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Rien d'Impossible
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
le silence emplit mon âme
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Ce regard en certains moments
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Cette belle lumière
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
On va voir les flamante roses
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Belle soiree
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
coup de tonnerre
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
chaleur de l'instant
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
et, si là haut...
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
La belle rose
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Le vent se lève enfin
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
C'est une telle douceur
19 x 19 cmSGD 390