Date: Sunday, October 20
Address: node.0, 3744 Louisiana Ave, St. Louis MO 63118
Media: Painting
Studio Features: Child-Friendly, Restroom, Refreshments
Nathalie van Gerrevink, Marissa, 2019. Acrylics and oil on paper. Courtesy the artist. 
Nathalie van Gerrevink, Dripping Flowers, 2019. Acrylics on canvas pad. Courtesy the artist. 
Nathalie van Gerrevink, Apples, 2019. Acrylics on canvas pad. Courtesy the artist. 
Nathalie van Gerrevink, Veggies, 2019. Acrylics on canvas pad. Courtesy the artist. 
Nathalie van Gerrevink, Window, 2019. Acrylics on paper. Courtesy the artist. I have recently been exploring what it means to experience the world through the lens of my synesthesia. I have become more in tune with my unique perception, seeing energies swirling in colors, some foggy, some opaque, some figures and others hovering as shapeless smoke. In the past, I would ignore this. But I am learning that my synesthesia contains useful information. Through painting, I hope to explore another layer of this experience and cultivate a visual language through which I can share what I see.
I am currently learning the very basics of painting, trying out different styles and techniques, exploring the medium and how my ideas translate to canvas. I paint with acrylics, sometimes watering them down as if they are watercolors. The topics of my paintings are usually still life or figure. In the future, I intend to play with the blending of objects and figures into unusual ensembles, constructing abstracted images from real life subjects in a realistic style.
