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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Dumontier Nathalie
J'écoute la nuit
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
c'est le bonheur
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
elle chante la mer
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
tendres sont tes baisers
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Le temps se compte
50 x 50 cmSGD 2,150Dumontier Nathalie
C'est si soudain!
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
La belle rose
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Et là je rêve
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Comme un rêve
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
le vent de la mer
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Le vent dans les cheveux
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
juste le silence
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
l'hiver me comble de bonheur
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
reprendre des couleurs
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Et s'en allant là-bas
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
le bruit du ressac
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
les couleurs de l'hiver
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Lueur à l'horizon
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Ne pas se retourner
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Un long et épais silence
40 x 120 cmSGD 3,950Dumontier Nathalie
Souffle chaud
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
où dort la mélancolie
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
De la douceur avant toute chose
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
Que la lumière de l'aurore
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Brise Lame
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
La nuit me fascine
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
C'est beau tout ce silence
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
la tête dans les nuages
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
En rêvant
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Tempête intérieure
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
si douce terracota
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Colore ta vie
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
Mettre du rose dans sa vie
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
fleur de sel
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Y'a de l'amour
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
Lentement je m'en allais
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
Retenir son souffle
100 x 100 cmSGD 7,500Dumontier Nathalie
Je regardais le vent
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Si heureuse
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
chaleur de l'instant
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
les merveilles de la vie
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Puis dans la campagne
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
un peu de sable dans les cheveux
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
de ce ciel blanc
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
J'écoute le silence
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
loin de tout
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
les rêves les plus doux sont...
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200Dumontier Nathalie
derrière le brouillard
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Les trois roches
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Cette belle lumière
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Tout en douceur
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Dumontier Nathalie
Un peu de fluo
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Ce long silence
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
à l'année prochaine
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
Je me souviens
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
se faire à l'idée
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
la petite cabanne du bonheur
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Dumontier Nathalie
J'avais si froid
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Dumontier Nathalie
Après la pluie
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Dumontier Nathalie
dans la rosée de l'aube
19 x 19 cmSGD 390