My artistic journey in 5 defining moments
- Nathalie Perler
- Jun 26
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 27

For over twenty years, painting has been part of my life. Not as a job. Not as a goal. But as a breath.A silent thread weaving body, emotion, intuition — and something deeper that words can’t hold.
My artistic journey is not linear. It’s woven with transformation, stillness, and rebirth.Here are five key moments that shaped my way of creating — and being.
1. Where it all began: painting from the body
It began with sensation. In my first classes, I wasn’t taught how to “represent,” but how to listen —to my hands, my breath, my emotions. To let a gesture emerge from the inside out.
That connection between body and canvas never left me. Even now, it guides every brushstroke.

2. Embracing structure: technique as a foundation
A few years later came the call for structure.I trained in academic drawing — proportions, composition, shadow.Surprisingly, it didn’t stifle my intuition — it strengthened it. Form gave space to the formless.

3. Sharing intuition: teaching painting from within
Soon, the urge to share arose. I began leading intuitive painting workshops — not to teach “how,” but to hold space. A space where each person reconnects to their own visual language.
These workshops are spaces of resonance, where art becomes a bridge to self and others.

4. Finding my voice: an art school as a turning point
Later, I entered an art school —not to conform, but to reclaim my voice.
That’s where I truly embraced my artistic identity:abstract, sensitive, honest.I stopped trying to please and started painting as I am.
5. Illness as a gateway: painting through Ménière’s
Then, life shifted . Ménière’s disease brought vertigo, sound sensitivity, exhaustion.
It shattered my balance…but also led me inward.
Forced to slow down, I found a new way to paint:more silent, more essential, more true. What I thought was an ending became an opening.

A living path, still unfolding
My art is not about productivity. It’s about translating the unspoken.
Each canvas, each workshop, each still moment is part of a greater transformation. And I continue, dancing between mastery and surrender —matter and mystery.
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➡️ Contact me to explore your own creative path.
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