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
Tout est si calme
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Dumontier Nathalie
chaleur de l'instant
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Dumontier Nathalie
tandis que j'allais et venais
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
la petite cabanne du bonheur
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
De la douceur avant toute chose
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Dumontier Nathalie
derrière le brouillard
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Dumontier Nathalie
de ce ciel blanc
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Les trois roches
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
Tempête intérieure
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Dumontier Nathalie
J'écoute le silence
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
souvenirs d'enfance
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Dumontier Nathalie
le plus doux des rêves
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Dumontier Nathalie
Que la lumière de l'aurore
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
Si heureuse
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
un formidable été
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Dumontier Nathalie
où dort la mélancolie
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
Les yeux embrumés
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Dumontier Nathalie
reprendre des couleurs
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
Souffle chaud
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Dumontier Nathalie
Le vent dans les cheveux
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Dumontier Nathalie
à l'année prochaine
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
entre toi et moi
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
la tête dans les nuages
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
ça sent l'herbe coupée
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
les rêves les plus doux sont...
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Dumontier Nathalie
C'est si soudain!
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Dumontier Nathalie
il y a tant de chose à voir
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Dumontier Nathalie
Tout en douceur
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Dumontier Nathalie
elle chante la mer
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Dumontier Nathalie
J'aime tellement ton rire
120 x 40 cmUSD 2,250Dumontier Nathalie
se faire à l'idée
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Dumontier Nathalie
Y'a de l'amour
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Dumontier Nathalie
Rien d'Impossible
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Dumontier Nathalie
c'est le bonheur
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Dumontier Nathalie
C'est beau tout ce silence
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Dumontier Nathalie
La belle rose
13 x 13 cmUSD 175