I’m an artist born in Lithuania and currently based in Thetford, working mainly in acrylic paint. My practice is rooted in still life, using everyday objects and close-up compositions to explore texture, colour, and physicality.
Recently, my work has focused on fruit as a way of exploring ideas around flesh, tension, and touch.
I’m interested in ordinary subjects that can become slightly uncomfortable or intense when viewed up close. Through painting moments where fruit is held, torn, or opened, I explore the balance between aesthetically pleasing and discomfort.
Colour plays an important role in my work, particularly the use of complimentary colours to create contrast and draw attention to texture and form. Working with acrylics allows me to build layered surfaces and vivid colour combinations that make the subjects feel immediate and tactile.
This year, my work has focused on still life painting and the relationship between fruit and flesh. Using acrylic paint, I created a series of close up compositions showing fruit being held, torn, or pulled apart by hand. I became interested in these physical actions and how they can appear both gentle and aggressive at the same time.
Throughout the project, I explored texture, contrast, and colour, particularly through the use of complimentary colours such as orange and blue or red and green. These combinations helped make the paintings feel more vivid and intense while drawing attention to the surface and interior of the fruit
I wanted the work to feel physical and immediate, almost as though the viewer could feel the hands or the texture of the fruit itself. Although the subject matter is simple, the paintings explore themes of discomfort, tension, and transformation through ordinary objects and familiar actions.
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