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John Collette Fine Art
Natalie Levine |
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About Natalie Levine "People say my paintings transport them to a peaceful and lush hideaway. When this happens, I have accomplished my goal as an artist - to share a vision of "my" world through my paintings and bring pleasure and escape to the viewer." Whether she is using her talents with acrylics, watercolors or pastels, her love for the American Impressionists such as Frank Benson, William Merritt Chase, and John Singer Sargent is evident in her vital and symphonic landscapes. The harmonious shapes and color breathe life into her work. Born in New York City, Levine attended the Traphagen School of Fashion Design and Illustration. While there, she was influenced by the paintings of William Robinson Leigh that hung on the walls of the school. While working as an illustrator in New York City, Levine continued painting and exhibiting her work in shows and galleries. Natalie Levine has owned and operated a successful art gallery in Florida. To keep up with the demand for her work, she closed the gallery to devote all her time to growing her career. Levine has taught watercolors and pastels for the Auspices Fine Art Department of Broward Community College. Levine is not a formula painter. Her works offer insights into her person. Her style has been described as Impressionistic and Realistic, successfully combining light and color of the Impressionists while maintaining some detail and reality of the late 19th century Realists. In her travels to France, Italy, Prague, Vienna, and Budapest, she found great inspiration. As a collector of Art Nouveau and French antiques, her paintings reflect their movement, color, and also her love for the spirit in which they were created. Her work has been published and sold internationally, and has been exhibited in galleries and studios throughout the world. Someone once said that "Natalie's landscapes gently beckon her viewers to enter her tranquil settings." Quiet sensitivity... tenderness... a feeling of peace... the art and the artist Natalie Levine. |
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