Lena Smirnova

I paint therefore I am.

I believe that art should be provocative. Things are not what they seem they are - this is a major motto in my works.

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'm autodidactic, and my 2 PhD in Mech. Eng. is not an excuse not having a formal education in art. I am represented by two art galleries in Denmark, and have my art in more than 20 countries.

See www.smirnova.dk for update.