Braking Painting

Natalie Maxted’s early interest in Art began as a young adult studying Studio Art. Having lived in several countries—Colombia, Norway, Malaysia, Finland, the USA, Scotland, Italy, France and England—she is now based in the UK. She focuses on acrylic portraiture in an age consumed by digital media. Today, people use technology to over-process images with high saturation, extreme contrasts or filters. But these images still often contain a human expression reflecting a particular mood, moment, or emotion unique to that moment. Natalie’s art mimics today’s image processing culture, but instead of using digital tools to accentuate every detail, she uses hand painting to strip away distracting details, letting the subject’s emotion define the aesthetic.