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Elena Varga holding a fan of paintbrushes in front of a blue and teal painting

Paintings of water, mostly.

Elena Varga

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  • Deep Blue Hour

    $180
    Print · 50 × 70 cm · edition of 50

    A giclée print on cotton paper, signed and numbered.

  • Lagoon

    $1,100
    Original · 40 × 50 cm · available

    A small work on board, for a shelf or a desk.

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    Made for your wall, after a call about the room and the light.

Elena painting at her easel in the studio

About

I spent ten years as a marine biologist before I picked up a brush.

The work is still about the sea: currents, foam, the colour of deep water seen from a boat. I pour each canvas on the studio floor in one go, then spend weeks deciding what to leave alone.

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Kind words

“It changes with the light all day. I didn’t expect a painting to feel alive.”

MartaLisbon · collector

“The commission was calm and clear, and the painting is better than the room.”

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