♥ i dream my painting, and i paint my dream. ~vincent vangogh

it is my belief that if you are a gifted artist, no matter which medium

you are working in, you will excel at it-better than most. this theory

is easily proven by looking at the beautiful paintings and

equally gorgeous photography of french-born,

london-based artist, audrey walas.

a graduate of the university of toulouse, france

with a masters in contemporary art, audrey says she grew

up always asking her parents for crayons and pencils, and she has

been drawing and painting ever since. she also takes photographs

of every day life for her blog.

through her painting, audrey explores different techniques, such as

(blurring and chiaroscuro,) to question the whole meaning of the

female figure and how a single, subtle gesture can express the essence

of femininity. i love the palpable loneliness and the quiet

shadow-kissed figures in her artwork.

by contrast, audrey's photography is comprised of

snapshots from her day to day life, which she spends with

her husband, ben, between their flat in london and cottage

on her family's land in france, (which also contains dreamy

holiday spot, la maison vielle.) audrey is happy to be

living her big dream as a full time artist, and that

shows in everything she touches.

now comes the fun part:

audrey has generously offered to give away one of her

brilliant prints to one of my very lucky readers!!

just leave a comment below with your name and email address.

and a winner will be chosen at random next friday!

good luck!!!