About Elena Done

A person who is extremely close to me said that he found it impossible to believe how the clumsiest person in the world with two left hands could be gifted with such an artistic, drawing talent. Hello, I'm Lena Done, living and working in the south of Spain, in Costa del Sol. I love people. My favourite landscape and the most intriguing subject is the human form. You can imagine as a qualified psychologist, my interest in people is deep and profound……in human beings, in humanity in its many facets. This inspires me to depict the multitude of facades of an individual, this or these I try to assimilate in my art. I regularly participate in sketch classes of live and moving models, sketching for me is the real heart of painting. Sketches potray an incompleteness and imperfections are the promise of future, they are always better than a finished works, for their lines are trembling and vivant . I always liked abstracts, as there are thousand ways to interpret them. Though I never dared to produce them until recently. Being figuratively educated it was hard and complicated even to start the abstract painting. Maybe it is a real painter, that’s what I respond to. I could appreciate a really amazing abstract but it has to come out from someone who’s a good painter. I’m not into the works with acrylics splashed over canvas, neither into obvious contemplating or repeating masterpieces in collages. Art for me is something that is adding inspiration and creativity to my house, my space. Art MAKES the space. Once I changed the fabric of the sofa to match the painting that hangs above it. I am often asked to label my style as “Impressionism” or “Figurative”. Yes , I paint with thick pastose strokes, which can be referred to Impressionism, but I do it to make a painting more profound, and more “tangible”. Texture is important to me, I can put as many as 7 layers with the purpose of giving depth, this depth creating a unique personality and the aura of a living thing. This also means that every time you look at my painting – you will see something else: - glimpses of light and color, - which is all about creating. For me – creating and enjoying art pieces have an essential positive effect on my mental well-being, and, of course, it is fun! So, buying my art what you are really investing in – is your pleasure.