I paint therefore I am.

I believe that art should be provocative in some ways. Art is to arouse a thought, an urge, a reaction, a standing. Things are not what they seem they are - this is a major motto in my works. I strive to paint realistic still lives, but not in the classic sense. My pictures might be artificially composed although not being surrealistic. Just some objects whose mutual relation and composition incites some drama or tension.

I take my art seriously but I do not take myself seriously in art. When an onlooker smiles looking at one of my large canvasses or at a small caricature on paper, then I know that the goal is achieved: Yes - one more smile in the world!

I am represented by two art galleries in Denmark, and usually exhibit at annual art festivals 2-3 times a year.

Lena Smirnova

Artworks by Lena Smirnova

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2022 - the year of tiger by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Happy Easter #2 by Lena Smirnova

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Penguins in love ii by Lena Smirnova

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Dogs make people human by Lena Smirnova

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Largo by Lena Smirnova

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Hatching time by Lena Smirnova

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Margrethe II of Denmark by Lena Smirnova

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Charlie the dog by Lena Smirnova

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Will you marry me? by Lena Smirnova

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Hot by Lena Smirnova

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Oranges in plastic bag by Lena Smirnova

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St. George and the Dragon by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting