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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Free lunch by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Coco plaice by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting

Hammer and sickle by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Magnolia by Lena Smirnova

Oil painting

Beautiful tie by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

A rose is a rose by Lena Smirnova

Oil painting

When life gives you lemons by Lena Smirnova

Oil painting

Leo with family portraits by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Hot #2 by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Balalaika by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Face to face by Lena Smirnova

Acrylic painting

Hooke's law by Lena Smirnova

Mixed-media painting