Rivière d'automne, 2026

Mathilde A.  

celebrates the softness of landscapes when nature slows its pace.

The work tells of the rustling of the foliage, the scent of damp earth, the coolness of water slipping between the banks. A window opening onto a tranquil landscape, with warm autumn colors.

This painting is composed of natural materials, leaves and flowers pressed and dried in the studio, natural and colored sands hand-colored, and pieces of paper. These elements are meticulously assembled to create a sensory and immersive experience.

it offers you a moment of comfort, an invitation to slow down.

The work is carefully varnished and sold with its frame, without glass.

Description 

is a mixed media work of 18 × 24 cm, which depicts a peaceful landscape where a river winds between the banks of a forest with warm colors.

A ode to the beauty of the seasons

With , the artist celebrates the softness of landscapes when nature slows its pace. The foliage is adorned with ochre, copper, and purple, while the river continues its course with intact serenity. 
The work evokes this transitional period where everything seems calmer, more contemplative. It invites you to accept change with confidence, to see in every end of a cycle the promise of a renewal. The river symbolizes the thread of life that continues to flow, while the trees remind us that beauty also resides in letting go and transformation. 
It is an invitation to savor simple moments, to rediscover the silence of forest walks and the comforting warmth of the last rays of autumn.

A composition shaped by elements

This work is made using a collage technique mixing natural materials carefully gathered and prepared in the studio. Raw natural sands hand-colored, pressed and dried flowers and leaves, and paper fragments are assembled with patience to compose this landscape. 
Each material retains its own character, offering the whole a richness of textures that brings the scene to life and makes the mineral, the vegetal, and the visual arts dialogue with each other.

A work to contemplate up close

As the gaze approaches, the landscape reveals a multitude of details. The grains of sand delicately catch the light, the leaves reveal their veins. One imagines the rustling of the foliage, the scent of damp earth, the coolness of the water slipping between the banks. 
The work becomes a sensory, almost tactile experience, which instinctively reconnects with the living matter and the landscapes from which it was born.

will bring to your interior the enveloping softness of the season's colors and the timeless calm of a nature that invites you to slow down.

✦ Original work by Mathilde A. 
Sold framed: in a raw wood frame, without glass.
The work is carefully varnished.

✦ Composition: Pressed and dried leaves and flowers, raw natural and hand-colored sands, pieces of paper.