by Mathilde Berry | Oct 28, 2017 | 2015 paintings, My paintings, Storm Series
I started this painting during a cold grey December day and I felt pretty much uninspired. I let go of any expectations about making a “pretty” painting which were creeping up and instead I started to experiment which more use of gold and black and white after a very...
by Mathilde Berry | May 8, 2016 | 2015 paintings, My paintings, Storm Series
A pure joy to paint, Lueurs océanes (ocean lights) came to me quickly in very few layers. The first layer carries a lot of orange, sienna, terracotta and red, a bit like a rock bed at the bottom of the sea. I let my love of the ocean take over and literally immersed...
by Mathilde Berry | Feb 14, 2016 | 2015 paintings, My paintings, Storm Series
This is one of my more emotional paintings – probably the first time where I let so much of my inner darkness reveal itself on the canvas. The upper and lower right corners carry grief, loss and fear. The structure of the painting almost feels like scars or...
by Mathilde Berry | Dec 25, 2015 | 2015 paintings, My paintings, Storm Series
La mer et l’amour. Ocean and Love. Two topics which are intricately linked in my heart. I’ve always loved the ocean. Born in La Rochelle, on the Atlantic Coast, I feel most alive near the sea, a lake, a mountain stream or a river. Waves, ebb and flow, the...
