Hi, I’m Nataly—and I make art to dare you to live in bold color.
I didn’t pick up a paintbrush until I was 40.
Before that, I spent two decades building a life that looked “successful” on the outside—immigrating to the U.S. as a refugee at 13, becoming a tech executive, and founding three companies. I wrote bestselling books, spoke on big stages, and poured myself into helping others thrive.
But I was ignoring a part of me that had been quietly tugging at my soul for years: the artist.
It took burning out—and letting go of all the things I thought I should do—for me to finally say yes to that voice inside.
And when I did, everything changed.
Painting cracked me open. It brought me back to life. It taught me that the parts of ourselves we’re most afraid to share are often the ones that hold our greatest power.
Now, my art is an extension of everything I stand for. It’s a vibrant, textured, joy-fueled rebellion against playing small.
Each piece I create here to remind you:
You are the artist of your own life.
You don’t have to fit in to belong.
You don’t have to wait to feel alive.
Through Dare to Live in Bold Color™, I’m building a global movement to inspire people to break free from the grayscale of who they think they should be and create lives full of joy, meaning, and vivid self-expression.
