Recent Fine Art Works
Artworks here are made by me, Lena Nechet, by hand and digitally.
- I make fine art because I like the immediacy of manipulating mind and matter.
- I photograph because the beauty of life is overwhelming and its moments are mysterious.
- I montage films to share admiration of beings and motion.
Art - expression of creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
Fine Art × 75
Hand made graphic artwork - fine art objects made by applying pigments to a surface - works by Lena Nechet.
Most often, I work in abstract portraits and symbolic expression.
Painting is a mode of creative expression. Paintings can be naturalistic and representational, realistic (still life or landscape), abstract, narrative, symbolic (symbolist art), emotive (expressionism), or political in nature (artivism).
Art Studio × 23
In this category find everything related to my art studio for fine arts and photography: work in progress, studies, sketches and swatches, experimentation, equipment, sets, and workflow, videography rig and behind the scenes, and photographic setup and shoots.
My minimalist portable studio now has a view into my orchard. Since 2018, I have a new larger space for my studio work, but I keep the same portable minimal set of art supply and equipment. I like to keep only a few chosen art materials, compactly organized. The powerful color-corrected LED lamps I use for camera work and to continue working on a painting started by natural daylight.
Film × 7
Films and videography by Lena Nechet: movies and video made primarily in Southern California.
Photography × 7
Photographic portraiture, street photography, environmental portraits, events and artifacts.