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About the Artist


Nicolas Bouteneff is essentially a self taught artist. Love of nature, a passion for colors, and the desire to capture the beauty of spaces around him, have put him in a deeper search for creativity and inspiration on dynamics of light.

He grew up in France on a farm. Walking to school with his brother in all different seasons, they crossed many lovely orchards, pastures, woods, and streams. Summers, they went climbing in the Alps, swimming in the ocean near Biarritz, or visiting the central France, which remains much as it has been during the medieval ages. This exposure to the outdoors gave him a profound attachment to all aspects of nature.

Repeated visits to major galleries in various capitals in Europe and US, taught him to appreciate the creativity of the great masters.

He attended a studio under the guide of Shishka Bogush in London for a year, and he took art courses at the City University of New York.

He paints mostly landscapes en plein air in oils, but occasionally he may shift to watercolors and acrylics. He is very active with the Plein Air Painters of New York. He attended a week long workshop with Stephen Quiller, in Acadia, Main.

Currently, he attends the Art Students League in NY, under
Gregg Kreutz.

2007, he exhibited at the Saddle River Church Art Show.
2008, he had a showing at the Apollo Gallery in Nyack.
2009, one man show at the New City Library.