Alpas, 2024
Natalie Pleis, born in Gent (BE), studied art history in Paris before delving into the art of restoring furniture particularly marquetry. During that time her focus shifted to perfecting patinas. This led her to crafting paintings on wood skillfully incorporating materials such as stone, earth and even water.
Her paintings are abstract, sprinkled with an essence of illusion, evoking the image of the sea, the break of dawn and a fiery dance. She works exclusively with natural pigments, shuns the use of brushes whilst shredding the secret of her painting technique in mystery.