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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Chick and cat #2 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Oranges by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Oranges in plastic bag by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Agnus Dei by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Last cigarette #2 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

RIP by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Tea for two #8 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Happy Christmas! by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media sculpture

Hatching time by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Blow job by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Dandelion bouquet by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Bookshelf with birds by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting