Anaïs Authelain

Young woman of 30, here I am at the gates of one of my dreams which comes true.

My artistic approach is sensitive and instinctive.

My soul is flush with the canvas.

My heart and my senses converse in a dialogue of memories, encounters, emotions and misunderstandings.

Everything around me nourishes and inspires me.

A sensation, a journey, a laugh, a melody.

Above all, I am inspired by the “in between” states.

Most often, I paint the finiteness of a state towards renewal.

This period of transition creates a void that I like to paint.

Every day human beings rub shoulders with death and life.

Mourning is in everything. And transforms.

At this moment of creation, I feel that anything is possible.

This intoxication animates and exalts me entirely, body and soul.

In my life, I create these possibilities. I believe in doors that open.

I believe in daring.

I believe in dreams that come true.

I like to put meaning to the signals of life.

I follow them as Little Thumb would follow his pebbles.

But who creates this path? If it is not the actor of his life, that is to say oneself.

I say YES to life often and I am in perpetual wonder.

Wonder is my greatest strength to date.

As a child, I discover each thing and each person as unique and new.

My paintings are rich in this openness to this void and this novelty to come.

I want to share my creations and convey emotions to contemporary art lovers.

It is their looks that bring my paintings to life.

I also want to co-create with other artists, with different sensibilities from mine.

This mutual enrichment animates and builds me.