Hi, I’m Nataly—and I make art to dare you to live boldly!
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.
My art is an invitation to live bolder.
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.
Beyond the canvas, I create projects that invite people to be part of the art.
The newest is Dare Yourself™ — a growing art and action project that invites people everywhere to name what they’d do if they didn’t doubt themselves and then dare to take the first step.
Each individual Dare lives on my art as part of a collective digital Dare wall, a living exhibit of 1,000 humans choosing to live more boldly.
Because my art isn’t only something to look at — it’s an invitation to dare yourself to live boldly.
Why eyes?
Every one of my artworks has eyes in it.
I didn’t set out to paint eyes.
But I see them everywhere. As soon as my brush or marker or oil stick hit the canvas, I see eyes.
They say that eyes are the window into the person’s soul.
So let the eyes in my paintings be your window into seeing yourself as you truly are: bold, true, full of so many unique gifts and dimensions!