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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Kiss by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Kiss - Land and Sea by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Lemons in the sky #2 by Lena Smirnova

Oil painting

Tender lemons by Lena Smirnova

Oil painting

Nefertiti - the Queen of Egypt by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Rule, Britannina! by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Hot dog by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Fried egg by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Adam by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media sculpture

Working girl by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Cats and books by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Bookshelf with coca-cola by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting