by Mathilde Berry | Feb 16, 2018 | 2016 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
My Dream Series started early on without me realising it. It’s only by looking back at over 130 paintings since 2015 that I noticed a flow of Dream paintings and decided to dedicate a series to this theme. Rêve Inca is one of them. A lot of my Dream paintings are...
by Mathilde Berry | Dec 29, 2017 | 2017 paintings, Commissions, Dream Series, My paintings
After a relatively dark but healing period during which my paintings #33 to #37 came to life (click here if you want to read more), a new wave of creativity started in my life in February 2016. Out of this came out the first layer of my painting #38 which I initially...
by Mathilde Berry | Sep 10, 2017 | 2016 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
I started Rêve de Karélie (Dream of Karelia) one very special evening on 1 January 2016. I started with wide brushstrokes in magenta, red and green, creating swirls with the magenta, mixing it with some white and letting the brush create some beautiful contrasts....
by Mathilde Berry | Sep 9, 2017 | 2015 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
An unusual format for me, l’arbre aux oiseaux was commissioned by my little girl for her bedroom. Inspired by the #28 – Dream Tree painting, Charlotte wanted to have another dream tree with many birds in it. It’s an unusual format for me, not being...
by Mathilde Berry | Sep 8, 2017 | 2015 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
It’s been more than a year that I wrote about #20 – La transparence des larmes. Re-reading what I wrote, I notice how crucial it is for me now to be true to my feelings, to acknowledge them and accept them and, if I am in a safe place, not to hide them....
by Mathilde Berry | Aug 25, 2017 | 2015 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
A new color scheme Dream tree was very much an experiment into using colors that I had not used for a long time: permanent green and pink, combined with gold and lavender blue. I’m fond of all of these colors individually, but I find permanent green hard to...
by Mathilde Berry | Apr 23, 2016 | 2015 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings, Spirit Series
This painting carries a lot of meaning to me. I have chosen it as the icon of my website and as the flyer, the first picture that I give to people to introduce my art work. “Bercée par la lumière” embodies the essence of my paintings to date. When, in...
by Mathilde Berry | Dec 8, 2015 | 2015 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
Le cheval Chagall’s torso and front leg came out of energetic red markings at an early stage, the painting slowly taking shape as a tension between fire and water, the horse a mythic creature, phoenix like, coming out of the fire to plunge into an ocean of...
by Mathilde Berry | Dec 8, 2015 | 2015 paintings, Dream Series, My paintings
« Winterreise » or winter travel is a dreamy picture whose title is inspired by the music cycle of Schubert which was often running in the background when I painted it. The goddess-like figure with dark curls is gently blowing snow and frost onto tree tops, giving its...
