I frequently get asked questions from people who have discovered my work, so I'm going to try to answer some of those here.

All my paintings are in acrylic and oils generally on a box canvas; when paint is pushed across the textured weave of a canvas, it grabs onto subtle undulations which maximises colour vibrancy, and I then use multiple thin layers of oils to build up my images which creates depth and luminosity.

I do use small brushes: I tend to favour sizes 1-4 rigger brushes- they give such a lovely line!

I can spend anywhere from two weeks to two months on a single painting, depending on size and detail so I do tend to get through them.

It's taken a while to realise that developing a narrative within my work is important to me, it can often be ambiguous but its definatly there. There is so much to explore within the natural world- a great passion that I love blending with old world elegance, occasionally humour, drawing parallels and connections with the cyclical process of growth and decay. The honesty of nature, the ‘pureness’ of it is completely compelling.

“Natalie aims to convey the feelings and sense of pleasure she feels while being surrounded by nature, even the simplest of things stir emotions. She wants the viewer to have an experience that encompasses sensations beyond that of the image itself. Therefore, the scale of her work is important. By enlarging the scale, the nature of the subject is intensified, and enables the viewer to become surrounded by the beauty or whimsy of the subject.”

My work has been shown both internationally and domestically with my work featuring with several galleries; most recently with The Royal Society of Artists. I've published in Artists and Illustrator's magazine in 2007, Shropshire Living Magazine 2021 and Collect Art magazine in 2023 and 2024 and additionally been invited to deliver several masterclasses at the prestigious West Dean College, in Chichester.

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Natalie started painting professionally shortly after moving to Shropshire in 2003, following her completion of a Fine Art Degree and a post-grad in Stage and Set design.

Natalie often works from photographs translated onto a large-scale canvas. The focus is then increased to enable the viewer to be surrounded and drawn into what becomes a detailed perception of colour, form, movement, and texture.

The subjects themselves are just the starting point to study these elements; the effects of sunlight and shadows are also having an increasing effect on my work; the subtlety of colours captures a unique moment. Each subject is so different, offering delicacy and detail but at the same time strength and vitality. It’s these differences that fascinate.

Natalie and she tries to capture that essence in her work. She wants the viewer to have an experience that is beyond that of the image itself; therefore, the scale of her work is important. By enlarging the scale, the nature of the subject is intensified, and enables the viewer to become surrounded by the beauty of the subject.

The focus of the painting is intensely studied to identify the motivation for the study. Her interests range from capturing the delicacy of a petal or feather while also showing the strength within the subject; this is then emphasized by the plain background where a minimum distraction is sought.

Her work has currently been shown in Tokyo, Singapore, London, New York, and Australia, as well as locally in Shropshire. She had an article published in Artists and Illustrator’s magazine in 2007, Shropshire Living Magazine 2021 and has delivered several masterclasses as the prestigious West Dean College, in Chichester while also a regular Artist in Residence at Nature in Art in Gloucester.