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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Sky by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

On the scale II by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

On the scale I by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Is anybody home? by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Grace #3 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Happy birthday to you! by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Bookshelf - Brain vitamins by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Bookshelf with coca-cola by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

An apple a day #2 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Tea for two #11 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Cats and books by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Like me by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting