It is undoubtedly at the crossroads of her memories of Africa and her native Brittany that Isabelle Santori, alias Isas, draws the strength of her palette. The Ivory Coast, where she spent around twenty years, rocked her with warm colors and rare harmonies, while the Breton sea, with its anthracite roofs and its cliffs chiseled by the winds, refined her look at the contrasts. Today, this traveling artist has set down her suitcases near a small port on the Costa Brava, where the blue seems to offer all its nuances, like an echo of the Mediterranean light that she loves so much.
A Creation in Permanent Boiling
Under Isabelle’s brush, everything comes to life. African women move with grace, poppies quiver with emotion, and even teapots begin to dance. Far from locking himself into a fixed style, the artist constantly renews his approach. After working in acrylic with a knife for a long time, she moved towards the lightness of ink and watercolor, in a burst of freedom. His works now flow like a breath released from the material: a gesture of color, an abstraction of everyday life, a luminous invitation to an inner journey.
Trained at the Fine Arts of Perpignan then Toulouse, Isabelle willingly abandons academic constraints to let her instinct speak. And it is perhaps in these blues that she masters with such finesse that her signature resides: a vibrant, deep blue, like a secret whispered in the ear of the ocean and the sky.
The Travel Diary: A Dance Between Ink and Paper
Isabelle also sketches color throughout her travels, in her travel journals. At each destination, she soaks up the ambient atmosphere, the human warmth and the scents that emanate from the alleys. Then, like a sponge, she absorbs the moment to transcribe it in twirling sketches, poetic sentences or watercolor areas. Each notebook then becomes a window open to the soul of the traveler, a sensitive journey where we can sense the echo of encounters and the strength of emotions.
His first collection, Moroccan Palette (2023), already available on its site, offered a dive into the shimmering and benevolent universe of Morocco. But Isabelle didn’t stop there. She has just published her new treasure: a travel diary entirely dedicated to Rajasthan, this enchanting region of India.
“Indian Notebook”: The Flamboyant Adventure of Isas
In this Indian notebook, Isabelle takes us to Jodhpur, Agra or even in the footsteps of the legendary Taj Mahal. The reader becomes a walker, caught up in the tumult of the cities, the silence of the countryside, the grace of a colorful procession. Between spices and flower scents, the pages follow one another like so many living paintings. With each stroke of the pencil, Isabelle transcends reality: her pigments, applied like small miracles, bring out the beauty of a temple, the shine of a sari, the smile of a passerby. Freed from all academic constraints, she lets herself be guided by the magic of the moment, translating each heartbeat into bursts of color.
This work, a true ode to India, is a hymn to Isabelle’s creative freedom. Far from simply capturing the raw image, she offers us a poetic and luminous vision of the world, like an invitation to look at life with an eye of wonder.
An Artist to Follow… Towards New Horizons
Isabelle Santori’s works, whether they take the form of paintings or travel diaries, carry within them this singular energy of an art in movement. Everything about her exudes sincerity: from her years in Africa to the Breton sea breezes, including her Mediterranean and oriental escapades. Each of his creations is the culmination of an inner journey, a quest for light, a celebration of color.
Even today, she explores new paths. Exhibitions are in preparation, other notebooks are germinating in his imagination, and his blues – always his blues – continue to bewitch those who dare to delve into them. You will have understood: Isabelle Santori’s work is alive, vibrant, and above all unclassifiable. A secret to share, a promise of escape to cultivate.
To discover the world of Isabelle Santori:
- Site :www.isabelle-santori.fr
- Instagram:@carnetdevoyagesisas
