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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Bookshelf with fruits: Brain vitamins (Danish titles) by Lena Smirnova

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My planet - Basketball by Lena Smirnova

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Stop talking! Do something for climate. by Lena Smirnova

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Winter flames XL by Lena Smirnova

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Black bird with apple by Lena Smirnova

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An aplle a day by Lena Smirnova

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I love you too by Lena Smirnova

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Louis Vuitton forever by Lena Smirnova

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Proletarians of all countries... II by Lena Smirnova

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Tea for two #VII by Lena Smirnova

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Checkmate. by Lena Smirnova

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Game.Very lonely cock by Lena Smirnova

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