Biography
Art has been a constant thread running through Nathalie Pymm's life for as long as she can remember. Growing up as the daughter of an architect, she developed an early fascination with the built world — watching her father's drawings come alive as real buildings instilled in her a deep love for structure, character, and detail that would later find its way into her work.
Based in Buckinghamshire, Nathalie is a self-taught printmaker and mixed media painter whose work celebrates colour, texture, and the beauty of everyday life. She works equally across two distinct disciplines — vibrant lino prints and richly layered mixed media paintings — bringing the same energy and passion to both.
Her architectural linoprint series draws directly from a lifetime of travel. Nathalie and her husband have explored buildings across New England, the Netherlands, and beyond, always seeking out places with story and soul. "I'm always drawn to beautiful buildings with character," she says. "There is always a print waiting to be found."
It is in the linocut process itself where Nathalie finds particular joy — from tracing the first image onto the lino block, to making that initial cut, to watching the composition gradually emerge through each layer of colour in a reduction print. It is a process that rewards patience, precision, and a willingness to be surprised.
Nathalie's studio journey took an unexpected turn over twelve years ago, when a back surgery brought her nursing career to a close. What followed was a silver lining she has never taken for granted. "I loved nursing deeply," she reflects, "but art has given me an equal passion — and the privilege of walking two seconds to my garden studio every morning." Her day begins at 10am and ends only when the work demands it.
Her talent has not gone unnoticed. Nathalie has won the Cranfield Colours Printmaking Award and the Essdee Printmaking Award at the prestigious Ironbridge Fine Arts Exhibition, been featured by the Making a Mark blog, selected for the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries, and named by Artfinder as one of their Ones to Watch for 2026.
She exhibits regularly, opens her garden studio as part of Bucks Art Weeks each year, and welcomes visitors by appointment. Her work is held in private collections and available through Artfinder and Etsy.
Please take a look at her 'current'exhibitions' page where you can see when her next exhibition is taking place.
Nathalie can be contacted by email on natpymm@gmail.com
