Art by Natalie Bella
@artbynataliebella.com
🎨 Las Vegas based visual artist
🌸 Oil & mixed media | Feminine + floral essence
🏡 For collectors who want more than “just decor”
🔗 View originals & prints: artbynataliebella.com
🌸 Oil & mixed media | Feminine + floral essence
🏡 For collectors who want more than “just decor”
🔗 View originals & prints: artbynataliebella.com
Kelly McGillis portrait study from a few days ago. Something about her Top Gun character - that strength and vulnerability - kept me coming back to this reference.
My Conte 1710-2B pencil was perfect for those rich blacks and smooth blending.
#portraitdrawing #kellymcgillis #topgun #graphiteart
My Conte 1710-2B pencil was perfect for those rich blacks and smooth blending.
#portraitdrawing #kellymcgillis #topgun #graphiteart
September 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Kelly McGillis portrait study from a few days ago. Something about her Top Gun character - that strength and vulnerability - kept me coming back to this reference.
My Conte 1710-2B pencil was perfect for those rich blacks and smooth blending.
#portraitdrawing #kellymcgillis #topgun #graphiteart
My Conte 1710-2B pencil was perfect for those rich blacks and smooth blending.
#portraitdrawing #kellymcgillis #topgun #graphiteart
Pink flower girl emerging in the studio today 🌸 Started with abstract washes and now her gentle face is appearing through the layers. Love watching a painting reveal its secrets slowly ✨
#originalart #mixedmediaart #floralpainting #paintingprocess #wip #pinkpainting #abstractportrait #studioglimpses
#originalart #mixedmediaart #floralpainting #paintingprocess #wip #pinkpainting #abstractportrait #studioglimpses
August 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Pink flower girl emerging in the studio today 🌸 Started with abstract washes and now her gentle face is appearing through the layers. Love watching a painting reveal its secrets slowly ✨
#originalart #mixedmediaart #floralpainting #paintingprocess #wip #pinkpainting #abstractportrait #studioglimpses
#originalart #mixedmediaart #floralpainting #paintingprocess #wip #pinkpainting #abstractportrait #studioglimpses
Work in progress - gouache on watercolor paper. Experimenting with abstract expressionism and loving how meditative the process is. Perfect for those relaxing studio sessions with art podcasts in the background.
#gouachepainting #abstractexpressionism #workinprogress #artiststudy #paintingprocess
#gouachepainting #abstractexpressionism #workinprogress #artiststudy #paintingprocess
July 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Work in progress - gouache on watercolor paper. Experimenting with abstract expressionism and loving how meditative the process is. Perfect for those relaxing studio sessions with art podcasts in the background.
#gouachepainting #abstractexpressionism #workinprogress #artiststudy #paintingprocess
#gouachepainting #abstractexpressionism #workinprogress #artiststudy #paintingprocess
Sharing some recent sketches from my daily practice! The cat and butterfly were too sweet not to draw 🐱🦋 I've been experimenting with sketching from TV shows instead of posed photos - the expressions feel so much more natural and authentic.
#dailydrawing #sketchbook #pencilsketch #artistlife
#dailydrawing #sketchbook #pencilsketch #artistlife
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Sharing some recent sketches from my daily practice! The cat and butterfly were too sweet not to draw 🐱🦋 I've been experimenting with sketching from TV shows instead of posed photos - the expressions feel so much more natural and authentic.
#dailydrawing #sketchbook #pencilsketch #artistlife
#dailydrawing #sketchbook #pencilsketch #artistlife
"Where Ethereal Dreams Bloom" oil on canvas. I love how art can capture those feelings we can't quite put into words. What emotions does this piece bring up for you?
#art #oilpainting #originalart #contemporaryart #floralart #artistlife #mixedmedia #naturalbeauty #creativesanctuary #paintingprocess
#art #oilpainting #originalart #contemporaryart #floralart #artistlife #mixedmedia #naturalbeauty #creativesanctuary #paintingprocess
July 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Where Ethereal Dreams Bloom" oil on canvas. I love how art can capture those feelings we can't quite put into words. What emotions does this piece bring up for you?
#art #oilpainting #originalart #contemporaryart #floralart #artistlife #mixedmedia #naturalbeauty #creativesanctuary #paintingprocess
#art #oilpainting #originalart #contemporaryart #floralart #artistlife #mixedmedia #naturalbeauty #creativesanctuary #paintingprocess
"Bloom Within" gouache studies 🌸
Love this double exposure style - silhouettes holding flower gardens within them. Going straight to paint without sketching was challenging with these tiny faces!
#gouache #gouacheart #floralart #portrait #painting #sketchbook #sketchbookart #artprocess #originalart
Love this double exposure style - silhouettes holding flower gardens within them. Going straight to paint without sketching was challenging with these tiny faces!
#gouache #gouacheart #floralart #portrait #painting #sketchbook #sketchbookart #artprocess #originalart
July 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Bloom Within" gouache studies 🌸
Love this double exposure style - silhouettes holding flower gardens within them. Going straight to paint without sketching was challenging with these tiny faces!
#gouache #gouacheart #floralart #portrait #painting #sketchbook #sketchbookart #artprocess #originalart
Love this double exposure style - silhouettes holding flower gardens within them. Going straight to paint without sketching was challenging with these tiny faces!
#gouache #gouacheart #floralart #portrait #painting #sketchbook #sketchbookart #artprocess #originalart
Working on this 48x48 piece that doesn't have a name yet, but it's capturing something I can't put into words. What creates that heart flutter for you? ✨ #art #oilpainting #floralart #feminineart #artstudio #artistlife
June 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Working on this 48x48 piece that doesn't have a name yet, but it's capturing something I can't put into words. What creates that heart flutter for you? ✨ #art #oilpainting #floralart #feminineart #artstudio #artistlife
The final step that makes all the difference - varnishing "Floral Symphony" with Gamvar. Watching this 36x36 piece come alive under that protective coat never gets old ✨🌸 #varnishing #oilpainting #art #floralpainting #artprocess #artstudio #contemporaryart #artcollector #artist #fineart #artlover
June 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The final step that makes all the difference - varnishing "Floral Symphony" with Gamvar. Watching this 36x36 piece come alive under that protective coat never gets old ✨🌸 #varnishing #oilpainting #art #floralpainting #artprocess #artstudio #contemporaryart #artcollector #artist #fineart #artlover
"Our fate flows with that of rivers and always has" - Robert Macfarlane
This got me thinking... sometimes we're rivers (moving, fresh ideas). Sometimes we're oaks (stability, wisdom). Both needed.
We shift between them through life.
What are you now?
#creativity #painting #gouache #portraits #art
This got me thinking... sometimes we're rivers (moving, fresh ideas). Sometimes we're oaks (stability, wisdom). Both needed.
We shift between them through life.
What are you now?
#creativity #painting #gouache #portraits #art
June 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Our fate flows with that of rivers and always has" - Robert Macfarlane
This got me thinking... sometimes we're rivers (moving, fresh ideas). Sometimes we're oaks (stability, wisdom). Both needed.
We shift between them through life.
What are you now?
#creativity #painting #gouache #portraits #art
This got me thinking... sometimes we're rivers (moving, fresh ideas). Sometimes we're oaks (stability, wisdom). Both needed.
We shift between them through life.
What are you now?
#creativity #painting #gouache #portraits #art
I spent decades in tech, living purely through logic. But when I picked up a paintbrush, I discovered the creative half of myself I'd been ignoring.
Your intuitive side is waiting. Start small - see light in new ways, dance to music, try what feels right in your heart.
#oilpainting #creativity #art
Your intuitive side is waiting. Start small - see light in new ways, dance to music, try what feels right in your heart.
#oilpainting #creativity #art
June 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I spent decades in tech, living purely through logic. But when I picked up a paintbrush, I discovered the creative half of myself I'd been ignoring.
Your intuitive side is waiting. Start small - see light in new ways, dance to music, try what feels right in your heart.
#oilpainting #creativity #art
Your intuitive side is waiting. Start small - see light in new ways, dance to music, try what feels right in your heart.
#oilpainting #creativity #art
"God spoke today in flowers, and I, who was waiting on words, almost missed the conversation."
— Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
#gouachepainting #inspirationalquote #art #sketchbook #painting
— Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
#gouachepainting #inspirationalquote #art #sketchbook #painting
June 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"God spoke today in flowers, and I, who was waiting on words, almost missed the conversation."
— Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
#gouachepainting #inspirationalquote #art #sketchbook #painting
— Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
#gouachepainting #inspirationalquote #art #sketchbook #painting
I've been thinking about why I choose art for my home...
It's not about matching decor. I'm drawn to pieces that make me feel something. Colors that bring calm. Textures I want to touch.
Our walls become galleries of moments and feelings. Trust what calls to you. ✨
#painting #artcollector #homedecor
It's not about matching decor. I'm drawn to pieces that make me feel something. Colors that bring calm. Textures I want to touch.
Our walls become galleries of moments and feelings. Trust what calls to you. ✨
#painting #artcollector #homedecor
June 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I've been thinking about why I choose art for my home...
It's not about matching decor. I'm drawn to pieces that make me feel something. Colors that bring calm. Textures I want to touch.
Our walls become galleries of moments and feelings. Trust what calls to you. ✨
#painting #artcollector #homedecor
It's not about matching decor. I'm drawn to pieces that make me feel something. Colors that bring calm. Textures I want to touch.
Our walls become galleries of moments and feelings. Trust what calls to you. ✨
#painting #artcollector #homedecor
There's something magnetic about faces in art 🎨
We're drawn to portraits first, even in rooms full of beautiful landscapes. When I'm drawing someone, I'm not just capturing features—I'm trying to honor the unspoken stories in their gaze.
#portraitart #charcoaldrawing #artistlife #art #sketchbook
We're drawn to portraits first, even in rooms full of beautiful landscapes. When I'm drawing someone, I'm not just capturing features—I'm trying to honor the unspoken stories in their gaze.
#portraitart #charcoaldrawing #artistlife #art #sketchbook
May 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There's something magnetic about faces in art 🎨
We're drawn to portraits first, even in rooms full of beautiful landscapes. When I'm drawing someone, I'm not just capturing features—I'm trying to honor the unspoken stories in their gaze.
#portraitart #charcoaldrawing #artistlife #art #sketchbook
We're drawn to portraits first, even in rooms full of beautiful landscapes. When I'm drawing someone, I'm not just capturing features—I'm trying to honor the unspoken stories in their gaze.
#portraitart #charcoaldrawing #artistlife #art #sketchbook
Create from a place of healing rather than hurt. I've learned to recognize when old wounds try to influence what I think is beautiful.
"Shine Your Light" - my 48x48 work in progress comes from moving beyond the pain ✨
#artisticjourney #healing #painting #studiolife #mixedmediaart #creativity #art
"Shine Your Light" - my 48x48 work in progress comes from moving beyond the pain ✨
#artisticjourney #healing #painting #studiolife #mixedmediaart #creativity #art
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Create from a place of healing rather than hurt. I've learned to recognize when old wounds try to influence what I think is beautiful.
"Shine Your Light" - my 48x48 work in progress comes from moving beyond the pain ✨
#artisticjourney #healing #painting #studiolife #mixedmediaart #creativity #art
"Shine Your Light" - my 48x48 work in progress comes from moving beyond the pain ✨
#artisticjourney #healing #painting #studiolife #mixedmediaart #creativity #art
Your aesthetic clues are everywhere—the way a piece of art makes you pause, colors that make your heart sing, textures you can't resist touching.
Art journaling helps me capture these moments. What beauty stops you in your tracks?
#aesthetic #artjournal #creativeinspiration #studiolife #journaling
Art journaling helps me capture these moments. What beauty stops you in your tracks?
#aesthetic #artjournal #creativeinspiration #studiolife #journaling
May 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Your aesthetic clues are everywhere—the way a piece of art makes you pause, colors that make your heart sing, textures you can't resist touching.
Art journaling helps me capture these moments. What beauty stops you in your tracks?
#aesthetic #artjournal #creativeinspiration #studiolife #journaling
Art journaling helps me capture these moments. What beauty stops you in your tracks?
#aesthetic #artjournal #creativeinspiration #studiolife #journaling
I think our aesthetic is like our creative fingerprint—the colors that make us stop and breathe. Mine traces back to running barefoot through blooming meadows at my grandmother's village.
Bold abstract study from Milan Art workshop ✨
#aesthetic #creativegrowth #art #abstractart #artisticjourney
Bold abstract study from Milan Art workshop ✨
#aesthetic #creativegrowth #art #abstractart #artisticjourney
May 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I think our aesthetic is like our creative fingerprint—the colors that make us stop and breathe. Mine traces back to running barefoot through blooming meadows at my grandmother's village.
Bold abstract study from Milan Art workshop ✨
#aesthetic #creativegrowth #art #abstractart #artisticjourney
Bold abstract study from Milan Art workshop ✨
#aesthetic #creativegrowth #art #abstractart #artisticjourney
We all have a duty to shine our light into the world.
You're not speaking to everyone - just that one person who needs to hear what you have to say. Your voice matters.
What light are you holding back? 💫
#creativity #authenticity #inspiration #art #mixedmedia #floralart
You're not speaking to everyone - just that one person who needs to hear what you have to say. Your voice matters.
What light are you holding back? 💫
#creativity #authenticity #inspiration #art #mixedmedia #floralart
May 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We all have a duty to shine our light into the world.
You're not speaking to everyone - just that one person who needs to hear what you have to say. Your voice matters.
What light are you holding back? 💫
#creativity #authenticity #inspiration #art #mixedmedia #floralart
You're not speaking to everyone - just that one person who needs to hear what you have to say. Your voice matters.
What light are you holding back? 💫
#creativity #authenticity #inspiration #art #mixedmedia #floralart
Listening to art videos on YouTube gave me the sudden urge to paint. Grabbed my gouache paints and created these four flower studies with no plan - just pure creative flow ✨
Do you get inspired to create while watching other artists work?
#floralstudy #gouachepainting #mindfulpainting #artistlife
Do you get inspired to create while watching other artists work?
#floralstudy #gouachepainting #mindfulpainting #artistlife
May 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Listening to art videos on YouTube gave me the sudden urge to paint. Grabbed my gouache paints and created these four flower studies with no plan - just pure creative flow ✨
Do you get inspired to create while watching other artists work?
#floralstudy #gouachepainting #mindfulpainting #artistlife
Do you get inspired to create while watching other artists work?
#floralstudy #gouachepainting #mindfulpainting #artistlife
Magnolia study in my sketchbook 🌸 Gouache on watercolor paper.
I'm drawn to how magnolias hold both strength and softness—symbols of purity and dignity, connected to feminine energy.
Available as prints on my website ✨
#art #magnolia #floralpainting #gouache #sketchbook #artistsofbsky #botanicalart
I'm drawn to how magnolias hold both strength and softness—symbols of purity and dignity, connected to feminine energy.
Available as prints on my website ✨
#art #magnolia #floralpainting #gouache #sketchbook #artistsofbsky #botanicalart
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Magnolia study in my sketchbook 🌸 Gouache on watercolor paper.
I'm drawn to how magnolias hold both strength and softness—symbols of purity and dignity, connected to feminine energy.
Available as prints on my website ✨
#art #magnolia #floralpainting #gouache #sketchbook #artistsofbsky #botanicalart
I'm drawn to how magnolias hold both strength and softness—symbols of purity and dignity, connected to feminine energy.
Available as prints on my website ✨
#art #magnolia #floralpainting #gouache #sketchbook #artistsofbsky #botanicalart
Fear of falling keeps so many beautiful things from being created. My brush is seeking freedom, letting color flow without judgment. That moment when you trust the process? Pure magic. ✨
#creativefreedom #artistquotes #creativeprocess
#creativefreedom #artistquotes #creativeprocess
May 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fear of falling keeps so many beautiful things from being created. My brush is seeking freedom, letting color flow without judgment. That moment when you trust the process? Pure magic. ✨
#creativefreedom #artistquotes #creativeprocess
#creativefreedom #artistquotes #creativeprocess
A small gouache study of magnolias. The way those purple edges blend into creamy white petals brings such joy.
These quiet moments with paint and paper remind me why I create art in the first place.
#sketchbookjoy #magnolia #floralart #mixedmedia #artistsonbluesky #paintingprocess #natureinspired
These quiet moments with paint and paper remind me why I create art in the first place.
#sketchbookjoy #magnolia #floralart #mixedmedia #artistsonbluesky #paintingprocess #natureinspired
April 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A small gouache study of magnolias. The way those purple edges blend into creamy white petals brings such joy.
These quiet moments with paint and paper remind me why I create art in the first place.
#sketchbookjoy #magnolia #floralart #mixedmedia #artistsonbluesky #paintingprocess #natureinspired
These quiet moments with paint and paper remind me why I create art in the first place.
#sketchbookjoy #magnolia #floralart #mixedmedia #artistsonbluesky #paintingprocess #natureinspired
In love with this dreamy butterfly piece, "Flutter and Bloom" 🦋 Used soft sage greens and lavender tones to create that magical spring garden feeling. Love how the delicate wings catch the light. Available as framed canvas print on my website.
#artoftheday #butterflies #natureart #oilpainting
#artoftheday #butterflies #natureart #oilpainting
January 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In love with this dreamy butterfly piece, "Flutter and Bloom" 🦋 Used soft sage greens and lavender tones to create that magical spring garden feeling. Love how the delicate wings catch the light. Available as framed canvas print on my website.
#artoftheday #butterflies #natureart #oilpainting
#artoftheday #butterflies #natureart #oilpainting
Studio moment: finishing touches on this ethereal butterfly. The loose canvas technique gives such a dreamy effect to the edges.
#artistprocess #oilpainting #butterfly #studiolife #workinprogress #artdetails
#artistprocess #oilpainting #butterfly #studiolife #workinprogress #artdetails
January 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Studio moment: finishing touches on this ethereal butterfly. The loose canvas technique gives such a dreamy effect to the edges.
#artistprocess #oilpainting #butterfly #studiolife #workinprogress #artdetails
#artistprocess #oilpainting #butterfly #studiolife #workinprogress #artdetails
Excited to share that "Twilight Blossoms" is now available as museum-quality canvas prints on my website! 🎨 #wallart #homedecor #landscapepainting #purpleartwork #artandnature
January 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Excited to share that "Twilight Blossoms" is now available as museum-quality canvas prints on my website! 🎨 #wallart #homedecor #landscapepainting #purpleartwork #artandnature
Meet Shadow - my latest oil painting exploring the mystery of black cats 🖤 Kept the background dark to make those golden eyes pop.
#art #oilpainting #blackcat #artistsonbsky #artbsky #painting #fineart
#art #oilpainting #blackcat #artistsonbsky #artbsky #painting #fineart
January 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Meet Shadow - my latest oil painting exploring the mystery of black cats 🖤 Kept the background dark to make those golden eyes pop.
#art #oilpainting #blackcat #artistsonbsky #artbsky #painting #fineart
#art #oilpainting #blackcat #artistsonbsky #artbsky #painting #fineart