Undefined Territories

Breath In & Out

In my work, I explore memory and belonging through our relationship with the living world. We are profoundly connected to all living elements, and the rhythm of the Earth is perceptible through all our senses. The raw beauty of wild landscapes moves me deeply. They offer a sense of freedom, comfort, and nourishment.

My landscapes emerge as a form of breathing, creating open spaces of memory and inner atmospheres. Through color, movement, texture, and layers, I explore the vital pulse of nature and the relationship between sky and earth. I work slowly and intuitively, allowing the painting to develop through stillness, letting go, and spontaneity. I am drawn to wide-open and forgotten territories, places that remain undefined and untamed. Painting becomes a way of breathing with the natural world, listening to its rhythms, and expressing the song of the world.


       

             
6 Undefined Territories, 2025 
Oil on wood, 8x8 in. Each
  

Terra Incognita, 2025 
Oil on canvas, 26x26 in. 


Nebulae, 2023 
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in. 



Coming Back Home, 2020, 
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 8x8 in. 




Wilderness Alliance, 2018
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 71x31 in.





The Joy of Reunion, 2018, 
Acrylic, charcoal, and chalk on canvas, 120x58 in.

 



The Wind and the Mountains, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 40x40 in.




The morning, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36in.




Colline, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in.




The Entrance, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in.




Wild Meadow, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 40x40 in.




Hermes, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in. 




The Weight of Sky, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 58x58 in.




Hey, elk! 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in.




 
Oh, deer deer! 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in.




Pan's Heart, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 64x64 in.




Whale's Belly, 2016
Acrylic and dry pastel on canvas, 71x47 in.




© Copyright 2017 Valerie Daval