Born in 1972, Natalie grew up in South Wales and Bristol and after several years studying and taking care of her son, she finally settled in Brighton after gaining a place at University. She graduated with a BA Fine Art (sculpture) in 2003 and spent the next three years exploring conceptual sculpture and installation before finding a passion for painting.

“My work explores the idea of urban decay and domestic neglect as sources of beauty and reverence expressed as acrylic on canvas paintings. I have three key areas of interest: the idea of ‘journey’; through space and time; toward a destination or a spiritual awakening; as the traveller or the onlooker. The paintings’ examine how the space around us defines our movement by the recognition of the inert ‘watching’ structures that surround us: the dark, neglected corners of domestic spaces; spaces that should be warm and comforting but that have fallen into disrepair; they appear more dangerous and less appealing than the outside world from which they should be sheltering us: architectural features that make a great contribution to the sense of a place despite their neglected state and immortalises them before they disappear into utter decay, redevelopment or modernisation. With all these images I seek to re-examine the apparent banality of everyday architecture, invoke a celebration of the ordinary and to bring to light some of the unsung architectural heroes of our changing urban landscape.”

Natalie first showed her paintings at the Brighton Art Fair in 2007 and has been continuing to develop her style and expand her portfolio by painting full-time since then. She has had work accepted by the Bath Society of Artists and the Royal Academy in 2008.