Virginie Baude
Artist of the North
The spirit of the North is my compass
I paint wolves, ravens, and bears as ancestral presences — animals that carry memory, intelligence, and authority across time.
I’m drawn to these beings because they represent something rare in the modern world: stillness, authority instinct and truth.
Through them I paint the Spirit of the North — winter light, boreal forests, and the raw laws of wild territory.
“I paint the wild.
A wolf that meets your gaze.
A raven that carries mystery.
A bear that breathes quiet strength.
My paintings are not decoration. They are presence - shaped by wilderness, solitude and open space.
Collectors often tell me they feel a presence in my work, as though the creature has stepped into their home.
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Living Presences of the Wild
Each painting is more than an image — it’s a living force. A glimpse of the untamed, captured in oil.
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What Collectors Say
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“Her wolves feel alive — as if the spirit of the animal is in the room.”
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“The essence of the wild lives in every painting.”
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“No other wildlife painter captures the soul of the wilderness like this.”
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“Her work is so powerful, I’d pay any price for one of her masterpieces."
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"Her work is magnificent."