About Catherine

My work concentrates on powerful, emotional moments in time – human snapshots. Through very energetic and sensual strokes, I express my love of paint and colour, celebrating people and emotions.

Joy, pain, passion, happiness, reflection, intensity, restlessness – I celebrate it all with a fury of colours that fuse, clash, appear and disappear, in a dance that I would relate to the volatility of our emotions, which I endlessly explore. I find the infinite possibilities of colour combination as fascinating as the palette of emotions human beings can display and I strive to convey both in my work.

My works are raw and visceral, the product of instinct rather than intellect. I am very sensitive to my surroundings – colours, sounds, people and most of all music; every cue, whether visual, aural or emotional, has a colour to me and I try translating it all onto the canvas without the distraction of a thought process.

I also particularly enjoy the process, the physicality of painting and hopefully, it transpires in the end result.

French-born, I studied art in Paris before embarking on a successful career in advertising in the UK. After 11 years in the UK, I moved to Australia in 2004 and have been living in Melbourne since. I have had solo and group shows in France, England and Australia and my work is represented in private collections in the Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.

Happy Easter!! 🐣 
My Easter Sunday was spent wrapping up lots of paintings for the @affordableartfairau in Brisbane - what a workout that was! Still managed to eat some chocolate for sustenance though 😁 (thank you Adam!) and thank you Marie for your help 🙏🏻😘
The countdown is on for the @affordableartfairau in Brisbane  with @jackson_hiller_gallery  from 8-11th May ☀️☀️☀️ I have a limited amount of free tickets to the fair, head to my bio to get one!
Last few paintings to varnish and ready for the @affordableartfairau  in Brisbane in May with @jackson_hiller_gallery 💙
‘Celestial whispers’ all varnished and ready to head to @affordableartfairau in Brisbane next month with @jackson_hiller_gallery 💙
‘Autumn’s wish II’ is off to its new home in Canberra ✨
Thank you to my lovely client 🙏🏻
There’s nothing like the peace I feel while painting in my studio 💚🧡 #workinprogress
Close up detail of a work in progress ✨
Varnishing pieces for the @affordableartfairau in Brisbane where I will be exhibiting in May with my friend @kirstenjackson_gallery @jackson_hiller_gallery 💕