Janet Lutova

I’m a Russian abstract artist living in sunny South Africa. In the 1970s and 80s, I studied art and design in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union.

After a long career as an interior designer, antique furniture restorer, and art dealer, I decided to share my own paintings with the world. I opened the Zhanna Abstract studio in 2017, where I create and teach art full time.

I was always fascinated with abstract art and its ability to express emotions through color. I’m a huge fan of Kandinsky’s color theory, the idea that colors affect us on an intuitive, primal level.

My art is a constant collaboration with gravity, randomness, luck itself. I choose where the painting starts, and then I have to let go. I hope my pieces give you the same sense of playful freedom that I feel when creating them.