Lana Okiro

Lana Okiro is one of the most exciting still life artist working in the UK. Her distinctive artistic style has developed over the years under the influence of works of great masters whose styles she admires such as Paul Cézanne and Claude Monet. Her favoured medium is oil on canvas, and her highly contemporary interpretations use distinctive bold strokes and bright colours to create vivid works with a surprising element of subtlety.
When observed at close quarters Lana's work clearly shows the rich application of paint in careful layers. This highly textured appearance resolves into beautiful and realistic images when the viewer takes a step away. The pictures are created using a delicate mix of colours and the evocative shades are perfectly placed in each painting to represent nature with accuracy and style. In using the palette knife Lana ensures that every stroke is clearly defined, which lends a striking clarity to the finished image.