Hidden Water (2026) Original Oil Painting by Evgenija Koch

A still pond, half-hidden behind reeds — water that holds light rather than reflecting it. Hidden Water is part of the series Somewhere Before, born from a simple question: what does it mean to recognise a place you have never been?

There is no drama here. No grand gesture. Only quiet water, the soft architecture of reeds, and a stillness that feels strangely familiar — like a memory surfacing from somewhere just out of reach.

Painted in oil, with care given to every layer of light, this work invites the viewer to pause. To look longer than usual. To feel, rather than identify, what they are seeing.

“There are places you remember — even though you’ve never been there.”

Materials used:

Oil, Acryl

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60 x 60 x 2cm (unframed) / 60 x 60cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky