Hello! I’m Lena Rivo, an artist specializing in both “plein air” and studio painting. My style blends impressionistic and realistic elements, striving to portray the surrounding world with life-like accuracy. Each painting aims to be a window into the unique moment it captures. I live between Portugal and Spain, drawing inspiration from diverse subjects such as seascapes, landscapes, floral still lifes, animals and human figures. When I paint, I try to think abstractly and look for interesting contrasts, shapes and color combinations. I focus on capturing the scene’s unique mood, simplifying what I see and omitting excess details to make it easier for the viewer to “enter” the painting and feel immersed in the depicted motif. When I’m not painting, my time is spent reading books, walking my dogs, and exploring flea markets to find unique objects for my still-life compositions. I try to surround myself with beauty so that every corner of my world inspires me to create.