Natalya Critchley grew up in London, England, but moved to Venezuela at 18 to chase the light. She knew and loved 20th century modernist painters, and the brightness of their colours. Her work is inspired by the Venezuelan urban landscape and the architecture of industrial city and factories. Having lived in London, she never could fully escape a fascination with man-made landscapes, and has made this her subject since. She starts off her pieces with sketches, drawing first only the simplest and most recognizable shapes, eventually narrowing her scope and filling in the detail to create her finished pieces. She works with pastel, acrylic and also surplus elements from industrial buildings.