Lina Urbanavičienė, an artist from Lithuania, discovered her love for art at an early age. Encouraged by her father, himself a painter, she became captivated by watching a blank canvas turn into a vivid work of art. These formative moments played a significant role in shaping her path toward a creative profession. Lina completed her studies at the Kaunas School of Applied Arts before furthering her education at the Faculty of Arts at Vytautas Magnus University.
In addition to working on her own artistic creations, Lina serves as an exhibition curator, integrating her professional responsibilities with her deep passion for painting. She has been regularly involved in painting plein-airs and exhibitions since 2008. In 2015, her participation expanded beyond Lithuania, as she began joining international exhibitions and plein-air events, presenting her artwork alongside artists from various countries.
A distinct quality of Lina’s paintings is their sense of ceaseless motion and transforming landscapes. Within her art, entirely new worlds seem to emerge, unfold, and continually change. The scenes never stand still; elements swirl, drift gently, or bubble upward, creating an atmosphere akin to being immersed in a dream or lost in meditation. From time to time, familiar images may appear only to vanish again, intensifying the feeling of an ephemeral, dreamlike journey.
Lina characterizes her artistic process as a journey into unknown realms of feeling and imagination. "When I paint, I enter another world, become a different version of myself, and encounter new emotions and experiences. Escaping reality and diving deep into the world of imagination, colors, and sensations is a joy. It is there that the tangible meets the intangible," she explains, summing up the powerful, transformative effect of her creative work.
About this artwork+
The artwork captures an evocative scene of a woods partially reflected in the water of a tranquil lake. The forefront is rich with bright, fiery red and orange hues mimicking autumn leaves, interspersed with vertical streaks suggesting thin, bare trees. These vibrant colors bleed into the cool blue and gray of the lake, creating swirling, impressionistic reflections that distort and blend the boundary between water and land. In the background, more subdued tones of blues, grays, and hints of white thrive, suggesting a cool, misty distance or possibly the onset of winter. Daubs of yellow and orange pierce through, hinting at the lingering presence of autumn. The overall effect is one of dynamic contrast—a fiery explosion of autumn colors set against the calm, cold expanse of the water.
