Catherine Martin

Passionate and self-taught, I have been creating for over forty years, exploring painting, art mosaics, gold embroidery, and sculpture along the way. Two years ago, after navigating cancer and having to gently retrain my hands through neuropathies, pen and ink drawing became my true calling—a return to the essentials, combining Sennelier inks, liquid inks, and my own homemade watercolors and binders.

​Today, my work is dedicated entirely to trees, which I call "Venerables". Symbols of strength, life, deep roots, and love, they stand as the beating heart of my art. Through a demanding process of hatching and contrasts, I seek to sculpt the paper, giving the wood a true three-dimensional relief.

​Oscillating between reality and the dreamlike, each drawing stems from an inner vision, guided instinctively by the stroke and color. It is the culmination of a lifetime of exploration, a celebration of living beauty, resilience, and enduring time.