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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Cheeky chicks by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

The girl with a pearl and a mask #23 by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Bookshelf with fruits by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Honey trap by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Little Red Cap by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

This way out by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Don't blow it by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Venus by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

The blues by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Lighthouse by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Baa! by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Piste #13 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting