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Pauline Bailly is a painter whose poetic world revolves around a single figure: the Cloud-Woman.
A chimera between sky and earth, between the real and the imaginary, this emblematic feminine character lies at the heart of her work. She embodies that suspended moment when thoughts rise above reality — a state of waking dream in which the human form blends into the landscape and becomes almost a landscape itself. Her canvases explore waiting, contemplation, introspection — that subtle space where intuitions, emotions, and silent stories are born.
Before painting, Pauline Bailly studied film. While writing a screenplay about Suzanne Valadon, she discovered her true path: painting. Inspired by Impressionism, Surrealism, illustration, and the great masters who guide her — from Friedrich to Magritte, from Klimt to Modigliani — she has developed an immediately recognizable style, where curves, contrasts, and the poetry of nature meet the power of symbolism.
Her Cloud-Women, dreamlike figures wrapped in swirling clouds, invite both reverie and reflection. They blur the boundaries between body and landscape, between the visible and the invisible, leaving wide room for the viewer’s own interpretation.

Watching the clouds is a beautiful antidote to boredom.
Always in motion, unpredictable and untamable, these celestial forms inspire and fascinate me. Through a gesture of poetic figuration, this character unfolds within a universe where the imaginary gently embraces the real. It is the guiding thread of my painting, shaped by the stories and emotions I scatter along the way.

Since 2019, Pauline Bailly has presented her work in France and abroad, exhibiting in various venues, galleries, and festivals where her singular universe continues to meet an ever-growing audience. Her artistic journey follows a constant quest: to give form to inner life, to celebrate the softness of dreaming, and to remind us that a simple cloud can become an open doorway to other worlds.