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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Going nuts? by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Do as mom say! by Lena Smirnova

Drawing

Hooke's law by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Together forever by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Touch of gold by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Master class II by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

An egg for breakfast by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Cappuccino with an ekstra shot by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Eating out tonight by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Little mouse by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

On the scale M by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Player of the year by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting