{"title":"Surreal Paintings \u0026 Original Artwork By Independent Artist","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eSurreal paintings and original artwork exist in a space where perception begins to shift and familiar forms lose their fixed meaning. In this collection, I explore a visual language built on transformation — where bodies merge with botanical elements, faces dissolve into symbols, and compositions unfold beyond linear logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"879\"\u003eThe surreal here is not about spectacle or exaggeration. It is quiet, internal, and often rooted in subtle distortions. Small changes in proportion, unexpected juxtapositions, and fluid transitions between elements create a sense of disorientation that feels psychological rather than dramatic. The imagery does not escape reality, but gently alters it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eSymbolism plays a central role in these works. Eyes, flowers, organic structures, and fragmented forms are used not as decoration, but as carriers of meaning. Each piece develops as a layered composition, where visual elements interact to suggest emotional states, memory, and inner perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003eAs an independent artist, I approach surreal painting and artwork as a personal system of expression rather than a defined style. The process is intuitive, guided by observation and internal response, allowing each composition to evolve organically without rigid constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1630\"\u003eThese works are not meant to be immediately understood. They invite a slower engagement — one that allows ambiguity, symbolism, and shifting interpretation to unfold over time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spirit-i-dark-folk-art-painting-by-independent-artist","title":"SPIRIT I","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Spirit I” belongs to my Spirit series, inspired by Slavic folklore, pagan symbolism, and protective fairytale creatures. A serpentine figure releases floral forms from its mouth, creating a safe space inside the surrounding darkness. The piece reflects protection not as something forceful, but as something strange, organic, and quietly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eGouache\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic paint\u003cbr\u003eInk liner pens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47258613907804,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20231026_141448-01-01.jpg?v=1698849864"},{"product_id":"silent-saints","title":"SILENT SAINTS","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Silent Saints” explores quiet spirituality, restraint, and the sacred feeling of silence. Hanging pod-like forms appear suspended against a metallic background, each marked with delicate pattern and cross-like details. The piece feels like a reversed ritual — solemn, strange, and softly protective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47258659979612,"sku":"","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20231005_192533-01-01.jpg?v=1698850525"},{"product_id":"sensibility-outsider-art-painting","title":"SENSIBILITY","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Sensibility” explores heightened awareness through fantastical floral creatures covered in watchful eyes. The fiery petals and reflective bronze background create a tension between sensitivity, visibility, and emotional intensity. The piece reflects the feeling of perceiving too much while still trying to remain whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265466515804,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20231027_161059-01.jpg?v=1699017533"},{"product_id":"just-browsing-mixed-media-fantasy-painting","title":"JUST BROWSING","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Just Browsing” imagines nature as watchful, conscious, and quietly strange. Flower-like forms with eye motifs rise from the dark background, suggesting a forest that observes as much as it grows. The piece draws from pagan myth and the idea that the natural world is never passive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265718042972,"sku":"","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20230922_121916.jpg?v=1699021343"},{"product_id":"blind-painting","title":"BLIND","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Blind” is inspired by Maurice Maeterlinck’s \u003cem\u003eThe Blind\u003c\/em\u003e and the fragile space between perception, dependence, and uncertainty. Eye-like green forms and organic red structures suggest a world where seeing does not always mean understanding. The reflective silver background turns vision back toward the viewer, making the piece feel both intimate and unsettled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 - 29.7 х 42 cm - 11.7 x 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47279383839068,"sku":"","price":370.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20231107_132544-01.jpg?v=1699357277"},{"product_id":"fractions-mixed-media-dark-art-painting","title":"FRACTIONS","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Fractions” explores the tension between structure and uncontrolled growth. Sharp geometric fragments sit against a black background while bright organic forms push through them. The piece reflects the feeling of something alive breaking through order, pattern, and containment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 - 29.7 х 42 cm - 11.7 x 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47279415918940,"sku":"","price":320.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20231107_132627-01.jpg?v=1699357968"},{"product_id":"radiance-fantasy-floral-art-painting","title":"RADIANCE","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Radiance” explores brightness as something active and alive. The central flower expands outward through layered botanical forms, creating a sense of energy, growth, and movement. Metallic chrome details add a strange reflective tension, making the piece feel both organic and artificial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47717623300444,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240227_144342-01.jpg?v=1709041196"},{"product_id":"flora-botanical-art-fantasy-painting","title":"FLORA","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Flora” imagines plant life as something playful, strange, and slightly sentient. A tooth-like vase releases abstract botanical forms against a pastel checkered background, creating a space where nature feels alive and theatrical. The chrome details add a reflective tension between softness and artificial shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47717628051804,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240227_143547-01.jpg?v=1709040954"},{"product_id":"beautiful-unison-outsider-art-painting","title":"BEAUTIFUL UNISON","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Beautiful Unison” explores how difficult emotions can be transformed into something lively, expressive, and unexpectedly bright. The star-shaped floral forms appear almost conversational, each with its own face, colour, and character. The piece reflects my interest in emotion as a collective energy — something messy, animated, and capable of becoming beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47818738041180,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240318_133319-01_1.jpg?v=1710765887"},{"product_id":"vase-botanical-dark-art-painting","title":"VASE","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Vase” belongs to my Flowers of Hope series and turns a bouquet into something vivid, dark, and symbolic. Bright floral forms rise from a patterned vessel against a black background, creating a contrast between growth and shadow. The piece reflects hope as something ornamental, strange, and alive inside darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolour\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 - 29.7 х 42 cm - 11.7 x 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47818755309916,"sku":null,"price":390.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240318_143448-03-01-01_1.jpg?v=1710874046"},{"product_id":"sticky-layers","title":"STICKY LAYERS","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Sticky Layers” belongs to my Flowers of Hope series and explores emotional growth as something layered, messy, and persistent. Pink metallic surfaces and botanical forms create a tension between softness and resistance. The piece reflects the way hope can cling to us, even when it does not arrive cleanly or simply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolour\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47818824089948,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240318_141641-01_1.jpg?v=1710766972"},{"product_id":"your-jungle-chrome-pink-botanical-art-painting","title":"YOUR JUNGLE","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Your Jungle” imagines an inner landscape where botanical forms become wild, theatrical, and slightly dangerous. Pink tones and sharp-edged flowers create a world that feels soft at first, but full of hidden movement. The piece reflects the private ecosystems we carry inside ourselves — beautiful, strange, and not fully controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic Paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 - 29.7 х 42 cm - 11.7 x 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47819331469660,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240318_142559-01-01-01_1.jpg?v=1710952619"},{"product_id":"spirit-iv","title":"SPIRIT IV","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Spirit IV” continues my Spirit series, where folk-inspired creatures appear as protectors in dark, uncertain spaces. The work combines gothic atmosphere, floral symbolism, and abstract folklore motifs to imagine protection as something otherworldly and alive. It belongs to a visual language where darkness is not empty, but inhabited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eGouache \u0026amp; acrylic paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48689797398876,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240514_114829-01.jpg?v=1715677880"},{"product_id":"spirit-v","title":"SPIRIT V","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Spirit V” explores the image of a protective spirit emerging through darkness. Rooted in Slavic pagan fairytale imagery, the piece turns a fantasy creature into a symbol of guidance, presence, and survival. It continues my interest in beings that feel ancient, strange, and emotionally protective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eGouache \u0026amp; acrylic paint\u003cbr\u003eLiner marker\u003cbr\u003e250 g paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 - 21 x 29.7 cm - 8.3 x 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48689928667484,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20240514_112352-01-01-01.jpg?v=1715681092"},{"product_id":"see-through-fantasy-artwork","title":"SEE THROUGH","description":"\u003cp\u003e“See Through” explores the connection between sight, nature, and belonging. Floral forms with eye-like centers emerge from soft watercolor layers, creating the feeling of a landscape that can quietly observe from within. The piece feels suspended between waking and dreaming, where awareness becomes gentle and organic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor\u003cbr\u003eInk liner pens\u003cbr\u003ePaper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 — 21 × 29.7 cm — 8.3 × 11.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56673001439580,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20260208_081632_1_1.jpg?v=1770534448"},{"product_id":"they-remember-everything-mixed-media-painting","title":"THEY REMEMBER EVERYTHING","description":"\u003cp\u003e“They Remember Everything” imagines the forest as a living archive of stories, warnings, and inherited intuition. Green eyes float among branching stems and folkloric floral forms, suggesting something older than human memory watching from the dark. The piece reflects the idea that nothing disappears completely — emotion, voice, and history remain embedded in the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor\u003cbr\u003eGouache\u003cbr\u003eInk liner pens\u003cbr\u003ePaper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 — 29.7 × 42 cm — 11.7 × 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56673458651484,"sku":null,"price":360.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20260208_082431_1_1.jpg?v=1770545967"},{"product_id":"life-is-not-a-zebra-folkloric-mixed-media-artwork","title":"LIFE IS NOT A ZEBRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Life Is Not a Zebra” reflects on the idea that life cannot be reduced to simple black-and-white opposites. The grid structure creates order, while folkloric symbols and floral forms disrupt it from within. The piece suggests a world made of layered patterns, partial truths, and shifting contrasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor\u003cbr\u003eGouache\u003cbr\u003eInk liner pens\u003cbr\u003ePaper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 — 29.7 × 42 cm — 11.7 × 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56883729989980,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20260208_082753_1_8d55ddc8-187c-4ad3-b89f-1b48533a047a.jpg?v=1772520759"},{"product_id":"angry-flower-bouquet-mixed-media-artwork","title":"ANGRY FLOWER BOUQUET","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Angry Flower Bouquet” transforms floral imagery into something emotionally intense and confrontational. Sharp expressions, vivid colours, and layered textures turn the bouquet into a reflection on anger as clarity rather than destruction. The piece explores emotion as something alive, ornamental, and impossible to fully suppress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor paint\u003cbr\u003eGouache\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic paint\u003cbr\u003eInk liner pens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 — 29.7 × 42 cm — 11.7 × 16.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56883740442972,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/7205\/2060\/files\/20260208_082912_1_1.jpg?v=1772520852"}],"url":"https:\/\/kseniaodintsova.com\/collections\/surreal-paintings-original-artwork-by-independent-artist.oembed","provider":"KSENIA ODINTSOVA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}