Born in 1992 and based in The Netherlands, I, Dominique Laurine, am a self-taught artist, specializing in true-to-nature yet minimalistic watercolor and oil paintings of horses & hunting dogs. 
 

My art focuses on capturing the typical behaviour or characteristics of each animal, combined with (sun)light as nature has always been my happy place, especially when the sun is shining. By keeping the background white or (for oils) with a even-coloured background, the focus will be completely on the animal, as the heart of the composition, highlighting its natural grace and presence.

This minimalistic approach makes my modern-classic work a perfect fit for quiet luxury home with a countryside charm; many pieces have already found their way into private collections in France, the UK, Germany and the United States of America.

 

The reasons why I chose to go for paintings and portraits of horses and huntings dogs -in an old money aesthetic style- is the fact that I literally grew up with horses and our then two Golden Retrievers. Exploring the forest on the back of a horse still remains one of my best memories. I also love the quiet atmosphere of the countryside, from the idyllic Mediterranean like Tuscany and Provence to the cozy and fairy-tale like forests of Central Europe.

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In the eyes of art experts, watercolor is the most difficult medium to master as water does whatever it wants and it's unforgiving for mistakes. But, I wouldn't be Dutch if I cannot control water, right? I also love to create more oil paintings, so that's definitely a goal for the very near future.

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Are you interested in a (personal) piece or one  you've seen here? Then I'm very looking forward to get in touch with you!

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