Wash Day Painting

Natalie Rymer is a British contemporary painter working between East Sussex and Tuscany. Her work explores moments of independence, reflection and connection, often through solitary female figures placed within luminous landscapes or intimate interiors. Painting primarily in oils, Natalie works intuitively, allowing colour and gesture to lead. Her brushwork remains loose and expressive, prioritising atmosphere over detail. Figures are simplified, often turned away or absorbed in their own world, inviting the viewer to project their own story into the scene. Influenced by both the English countryside and the warmth of rural Italy, her palette balances soft greens and blues with sunlit ochres and earth tones. The settings are familiar yet undefined..spaces of thought, transition and personal freedom. Natalie's paintings are not about spectacle, but about presence. They offer a sense of steadiness and self possession. A reminder that solitude can feel expansive rather than empty.