“Each painting is a meeting point between instinct and soul, where strength becomes gentle and the unseen takes form.”

A woman with short reddish hair, wearing a black turtleneck and a decorative necklace, standing with arms crossed in front of a colorful lion painting.

Hi,

I’M COLETTE, nice to have you here!

My work begins with animals, but it is never only about animals.

I paint them as messengers — carriers of something ancient, instinctive, and deeply familiar. Each portrait is less about capturing a likeness and more about revealing a presence: a character, a soul, a quiet force that seems to exist just beyond language.

I am drawn to vivid color and gold leaf because they behave like emotion and energy rather than pigment. Neon hues pulse with life, intuition, and joy; gold reflects light the way memory and meaning do — never fixed, always shifting with the viewer. Together, they create paintings that feel alive, changing throughout the day and from every angle.

My animals often meet the viewer’s gaze. This is intentional. I want the painting to look back — to create a relationship rather than serve as decoration. These figures are strong, sometimes wild, sometimes gentle, but always grounded. They hold space. They guard. They remind.

Much of my inspiration comes from the idea that nature is not separate from us, but a mirror of our inner world. In my paintings, strength coexists with softness, chaos with calm, intuition with control. I believe beauty does not need to be quiet to be profound, and power does not need to be loud to be felt.

Each piece is created intuitively, built through layers, splashes, and moments of surrender. I allow the painting to reveal itself rather than forcing it into being. What emerges is often something that feels symbolic — not in a literal sense, but in a universal one.

My work is for those who feel drawn to presence over perfection, energy over explanation. For those who want art that watches over a space, not just fills it.

A modern interior with a brown leather lounge chair and footrest, a large green plant, black pendant light, brick wall, and a colorful lion portrait painting.
Modern living room with brick walls, a green sofa with pillows, a black floor lamp, a coffee table with books and glasses, another chair, and a large colorful lion painting on the wall. Large windows reveal city buildings outside.
A nursery room with a rattan armchair with white cushions, a stuffed giraffe leaning against the wall, a woven basket with striped clothes, a wooden crib, a painting of a colorful alpaca on the wall, and a woven toy storage basket.
Colorful painting of a lion mounted on a gray wall in a modern interior with a large window and greenery outside.
Two colorful animal portraits, a Highland cow on the left and a llama on the right, displayed on a wall behind a modern desk with a chair in a home office or study space.
A brightly colored portrait of a gorilla with vibrant, multicolored patterns is hung on a white wall in a modern, minimalist living room. The room features white furniture, a wooden sideboard, a small coffee table, and tall dried grasses in a vase.
Colorful abstract painting of a lion hangs on a white wall in a modern room with large windows and wooden ceiling.
A modern living room with large windows revealing green trees outside. The room features a white chair, a black round side table with a cup and books, a potted plant, a fireplace, and a framed colorful rooster painting on a concrete wall.
Modern living room with beige sectional sofa, black pillow, and black throw blanket, a white marble fireplace, and a large colorful llama portrait painting on a dark green wall.
Interior of a modern industrial-style living room with a white textured wall, a colorful rooster painting, a white table with books and a plant, a gray ottoman, a black leather sofa, potted plants, large windows, and exposed brick and concrete walls.
Modern bathroom with a white freestanding tub, two large potted green plants, black accent wall, and colorful abstract gorilla portrait painting on the wall, with floor-to-ceiling windows showing a cityscape and trees outside.
A colorful painting of a lion with a vibrant mane hanging on a black wall in a modern living room. There's a gray armchair with a dark gray pillow and a round black and gold table with pink flowers in a copper vase in front of the wall.
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