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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Have a light? by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

4 months and 10 days by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Hearts of winter by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Dandelions #3 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Blackbird and apples by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Free lunch #2 by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Ginger kittens in space by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Far away from home by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Breakfast of champions #2 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Piste again! by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Pasture by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Resurrection by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting