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CREATIVE LABORATORY SWEENEY ERECT, 2018 OIL ON CANVAS 24X431.9X0.7 IN. | 61X81X2 CM.
RADIANT ORCHIDS, 2018 OIL ON CANVAS 22X18X0.7 IN. | 56X46X2 CM.

LONELINESS OF THE LAKE, 2018 OIL ON CANVAS 22X22 IN. | 56X56X2 CM.

MAGICAL ABOUT MAJESTIC, 2017 - 2019 OIL ON CANVAS 40X40X0.7 IN. | 102X102X2 CM.

UNTITLED, 2016 OIL ON CANVAS 24X431.9X0.7 IN. | 61X81X2 CM.

LUANA STEBULE
Lives and works in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
https://www.luanastebulefineart.co.uk | https://www.facebook.com/luanyteart

Luana Stebule, a Lithuanian-born artist, has been a dynamic presence in Her collages, a preferred technique for many years, are a testament
the United Kingdom’s art scene since 2013. Her artistic journey, spanning to her innovative use of materials like wood, mirrors, textiles, leather
over 35 years, is a testament to her versatility and commitment to her sawdust, and photos. These materials form the primary structure of
craft. She has left her mark on 11 theatrical stage projects, painted 7 her artwork, which she then paints with oil colors, creating a rich and
murals, and participated in 68 exhibitions across Europe and beyond, dexterous surface that is uniquely her own. Between 2014 and 2019,
demonstrating her ability to transcend geographical and cultural Stebule embarked on a creative journey inspired by rare orchids and
boundaries. Stebule’s artistic prowess was nurtured at A. Martinaitis shoe-shaped houses, resulting in about 50 oil paintings. Her approach
Art School and the Academy of Art. Her belief that creation stems from to art is not merely to replicate, but to convey the spirit and inner
the unified fields of consciousness, unconsciousness, and eternity adds essence of the subject. She simplifies forms of nature, translating
a profound depth to her work. This philosophical approach to art is them into artworks through signs. Her artworks are multi-layered, with
reflected in her diverse body of work, which ranges from oil on canvas some paintings combining versatility and minimalism. She integrates
and acrylic on canvas to mixed media, oil pastels, acrylic, watercolors calm tones with contrasting saturated hues and often revisits her older
on paper, and collages. Her inspirations are as diverse as her media, paintings to refine nuances and details, embodying Leonardo da Vinci’s
drawing from both external and internal sources. sentiment, “Art is never finished, only abandoned.”

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