About the Artist
Hi there! I’m Natalie Forrester, I’m an Irish artist living in rural Hungary with my husband, László, and our son, Wolfe. If you have heard that I am dedicating the next 20 years of my life on a Ulysses art project, you heard correctly!
I am creating one original artwork per page of James Joyce’s book Ulysses (Penguin edition which has 933 pages). Being a colour fanatic, I draw my inspiration from the colours on each page. The two-decade series ‘Colour of Ulysses’ will be in 18 parts, representing the 18 Episodes (chapters). View the latest Ulysses artworks here:
A 20-year project on Ulysses, why?
Did you know that one of the main characters of Ulysses is half Irish, half Hungarian?
Just like my son, Wolfe. Yes! I’m Irish, born in Dublin, and my husband (and Wolfie’s Dad), László, is Hungarian. We met in Dublin and we now live in the leafy village of Sóstóhegy, north of the city, Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
I started reading Ulysses in 2022, but I didn’t expect to get far! Don’t get me wrong, I love books, but, as you probably know, Ulysses has a reputation for being notoriously hard to read.
After 3 pages I stopped reading…
I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to stop and find a pen, pencil, any mark-making object to underline the colours that were popping off the page at me. The more I read, the more colours kept bouncing up towards me. Like they had something to say. A story of their own to be told. A colour story. The Colours of Ulysses Series was born.
Read more here
Bloomsday Exhibition, June 2023, Budapest.
I am very grateful to former Ambassador to Ireland Ronan Gargan and his wife, Michelle, for having my first 27 artworks exhibited at their residence in Budapest as part of their 2023 Bloomsday celebrations.
It was the first and last time all 27 artworks of Episode 1 of Ulysses (Pages #001 – #027) were exhibited together as many of them went home with their new owners.
Keep up to date with my most recent Ulysses artworks by email:
Purple Collection ‘Encapsulating Creativity’
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We are all Mothers | Original Art Painting€1,900
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Meant to Be | Original Art Painting€490
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Courage | Original Art Painting€480
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Powerhouse | Original Art Painting€380
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Core | Original Art Painting€280
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Berries | Original Art Painting€330
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Ballerina | Original Art Painting€330
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BURST! | Original Art Painting€3,900
Green Collection ‘Let’s get Lost’
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(Let’s get lost) in Daylight | Original Art Painting€380
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(Let’s get lost) in the Forest | Original Art Triptych€1,700
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(Let’s get lost) in the Wild | Original Art Painting€720
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(Let’s get lost) at the Heart Chakra | Original Art Painting€380
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(Let’s get lost) in the Space Between€380
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(Let’s get lost) Together | Original Art Painting€4,900
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(Let’s get lost) in Heritage | original art painting€620
Blue Collection ‘Nu Blu’
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Kékestető / Snowboarding | Original Art Painting€680
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Tihany | Original Art Painting€690
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Balaton Breeze | Original Art€1,690
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Tunnels | Original Art Painting€620
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Ice Dance | Original Art Painting€2,600
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Troy | Original Art Painting€860
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Sea View Room | Original Art Painting€620
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Gold Rush | Original Art Painting€620
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Where Oceans Meet | Original Art Painting€620