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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Ice #6 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Breakfast of champions by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Racing shadows by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

I love you too by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Tennis forever by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

A couple of glasses by Lena Smirnova

Drawing

Cosmos #13 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Kiss - Sky and Sea by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Holy mackerel! It's a fish day today... #3 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Say cheese #2 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

A couple of bottle flies by Lena Smirnova

Drawing

Winter vitamins by Lena Smirnova

Drawing