Ondes & Atmosphères »
Contemporary abstract painting on canvas

Between 2018 and 2025, Catherine de Saugy pursued her abstract expression with the Ondes & Atmosphères series—compositions that explore movement, light, and emotion on canvas. The titles, both poetic and visual—Ondes – Accomplissement, Dialogue du sable et du vent, Attirance, Poème au vent, La chance nous sourit, Vaste est le Temps qui passe, C’est la vie !, Un dimanche à la campagne, Évasion II – de Toi à Moi, Paradis perdu I, II, III, La gaité parisienne, La voie lactée, Perception, Tempête sur le lac, Toufoulcan, Mes petits chéris, Orageux I, II, Fluidity IV, C’est l’été, Evasion I, Joie de vivre—attest to the deep meaning she gives to every hue and suspended moment.

These paintings strike a subtle balance between geometric abstraction and visual lyricism. De Saugy renders the flow of waves as a metaphor for passing time, composing vibrant surfaces where texture and space interlace. Each canvas becomes an atmosphere—fluid, immersive, breathing—shaped by assured gesture and a considered palette.

Technique: contemporary abstract painting on canvas, where lyrical gestures meet refined technique. The artist combines chromatic mastery, variations of form, and a visual sensitivity inspired by nature, the horizon, winds, and moments. These works fuse the intimate with the universal, evoking inner landscapes as much as states of the world, and reaffirm her commitment to an abstract art that is both rigorous and deeply poetic