This season, three contemporary painters take us on a poetic journey: from ephemeral skies and surreal landscapes to transformative emotional realms. Discover how Cathy Camille, Neil Raitt, and Ella Baudinet each translate nature and intuition into powerful visual experiences.
1. Cathy Camille – “NUAGE”: Clouds in Antique Frames
Netherlands-based Cathy Camille’s NUAGE series pairs delicate oil/cloud paintings with refurbished antique frames—each painted to echo the sky within. These 6″×6″ pieces capture fleeting formations in pastel dusk or night hues, bridging nostalgia, nature, and time’s passage (My Modern Met). Camille reflects: “what’s old can be reimagined, and what fades still matters,” inviting us to witness transience within permanence (My Modern Met).
2. Neil Raitt – Psychedelic Utopias of Nature
London-based Neil Raitt crafts vibrant landscapes that mix mountains, jungles, rivers and wildlife into surreal, dreamlike worlds. Drawing inspiration from childhood media, art school, and a love for abstraction, Raitt uses color and repetition to subvert scale and expectation (My Modern Met). His works are “chromatic oases” that feel both familiar and otherworldly—designed to evoke wonder and reconnect us emotionally with the natural world (My Modern Met).
3. Ella Baudinet – “Expansion”: Mind‑Body‑Spirit in Motion
Australian artist Ella Baudinet, based in London, presents her solo show Expansion in Madrid. These large-scale oil paintings merge realism, abstraction and surrealism to convey personal transformation. Each canvas—titled Rapture, The Cosmolatrist, Zenith—flows with energy born from life changes, exploring inner growth and the interplay of mind, body, and spirit (My Modern Met). With Renaissance-Baroque echoes, her works are ceremonial invitations: to stretch beyond old limits and embrace new selves .
Final Reflection
- Cathy Camille frames the sky, urging us to see beauty in fleeting moments and revived history.
- Neil Raitt redefines nature—his psychedelic rendition reminds us that reality can be magical.
- Ella Baudinet channels emotional metamorphosis—painting becomes ritual, and canvas becomes spirit-landscape.
Together, they remind us: art isn’t just seen—it’s felt, breathed, and lived.