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...
- 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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96 Artworks
Dumontier Nathalie
Je ne veux pas partir d'ici
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
J'écoute la nuit
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
un peu de sable dans les cheveux
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
La belle rose
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Je me souviens
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Un peu de fluo
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
l'odeur des fougères
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
J'écoute le silence
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
Le cœur en déroute
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
croire en soi
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
ciel doré
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
le grand mystère
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
Brise Lame
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
derrière le brouillard
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
tandis que j'allais et venais
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
En rêvant
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Souffle chaud
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Y'a de l'amour
80 x 80 cm2.150 EURDumontier Nathalie
Tempête intérieure
100 x 100 cm3.100 EURDumontier Nathalie
Et là je rêve
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
c'est le bonheur
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
Si heureuse
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
Ne pas se retourner
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
le bruit du ressac
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
fuir loin loin
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
loin de tout
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
Après la pluie
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
le plus doux des rêves
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
juste le silence
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
fleur de sel
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
Colore ta vie
80 x 80 cm2.150 EURDumontier Nathalie
la tête dans les nuages
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
si douce terracota
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Mettre du rose dans sa vie
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
la petite cabanne du bonheur
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
le vent de la mer
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
les merveilles de la vie
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
elle chante la mer
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Quel sourire
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
Au creux de tes bras
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
le ciel flamboie pour nous
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
tourbillon
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Tout est si calme
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
Et s'en allant là-bas
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
Douces pensées
50 x 50 cm1.200 EURDumontier Nathalie
entre toi et moi
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
un goût de voyage
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
et, si là haut...
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
les jours d'automne
25 x 25 cm285 EURDumontier Nathalie
Les trois roches
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
Rien d'Impossible
100 x 100 cm3.100 EURDumontier Nathalie
ça sent l'herbe coupée
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
reprendre des couleurs
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
Que la lumière de l'aurore
36 x 36 cm480 EURDumontier Nathalie
Passe le temps
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
Je regardais le vent
19 x 19 cm185 EURDumontier Nathalie
Comme un rêve
80 x 80 cm2.150 EURDumontier Nathalie
les rêves les plus doux sont...
80 x 80 cm2.150 EURDumontier Nathalie
se faire à l'idée
13 x 13 cm115 EURDumontier Nathalie
Puis dans la campagne
13 x 13 cm115 EUR