"Monah Maucouvert considers her work to be her outlet, constantly evolving to express her emotional state. Each mood is ephemeral, and so it is symbolized by movement and represented by water. the expressive nature of her work invites a cathartic emotional reaction in the viewer. " Aesthetica Magazine

South-west France native and having lived a long period in Paris, the Franco-Brazilian artist started painting in her very early age. She took pastel and oil painting lessons at The Roger Quillot Museum of Clermont-Ferrand, where she discovered the work of Bernard Buffet. Then she took portraiture lessons, where she learned how to represent human expression with watercolor with master Beyries from Bordeaux.

It's at the end of her adolescence that she starts favoring blue color and its many shades. Having been a competition swimmer for ten years, her relation with water is very particular. Carrier element thanks to Archimedes's push, you however need to fight it in order to move forward.

Thereby life is symbolized with water, and the events that occurs by the waves. This very strong dualité is representative of human's soul because we are all full of contractions. Besides, is it not where all the delicacy and beauty of human beings reside? The search for answers here goes through expressive portraits, absolutely unrealistic and intriguing aquatic and marine compositions. All of it tinged with the melancholy of passing time, as well as our helplessness in the face of it and the events of life.

However strength and resilience are also part of her work, as an inspiration to overcome obstacles, a message of hope thrown into the sea.