Friday, 8 August 2025

Evening Breeze by the Sea

Let your imagination drift to a peaceful tropical evening with “Palm Whispers at Dusk.” This original acrylic painting captures the tranquil beauty of a coastal paradise, where tall palm trees sway gently above quiet waters. Soft blends of blue and gold bring the sea and sky to life, while a flock of birds glides silently through the dusk air. With warm tones and soothing movement, this piece evokes relaxation and serenity—perfect for adding a touch of calm to any room.

A wonderful addition to your beach house, meditation space, or art collection.

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 20" x 22"
Price: CAD $220 (free shipping in Canada)

Sunday, 3 August 2025

Radiant Wilderness


This painting is a vibrant impressionistic landscape with bold, expressive colors, depicting a lake reflecting trees in vivid autumn shades, with a mountainous background

Bring home the magic of nature’s finest symphony with this vibrant impressionistic landscape. The bold fusion of autumn reds, fiery oranges, and deep forest greens creates an atmosphere of warmth and serenity. Perfect for any art lover, this piece transforms your space into a vivid sanctuary of color and reflection. Own this original masterpiece today and let your walls tell a story of beauty and peace.

Acrylic Painting 16" x 12"
Price $150 US
Prints of this painting are available on request.

Sunday, 15 June 2025

The Wolfs


This expressive painting depicts two wolves set against a sunset-tinged landscape, using bold, layered brushstrokes in warm tones. One wolf stands large and alert in the foreground, while a smaller wolf appears further back, gazing off into the distance. Behind them, rolling hills and a setting sun paint the sky in golden, purple‑red gradients.

Wolves in art often represent qualities such as loyalty, resilience, leadership, and wild freedom. Here, the dominant figure embodies strength and watchfulness, while the second wolf suggests community or guardianship.

  • These creatures symbolize guardianship and inner strength, themes emphasized by their vigilant posture in a primeval setting

  • Wolves also suggest complex duality: both powerful hunters and devoted pack members, reflecting both the fierce and protective nature of wildness

 Cultural Resonance

Artists across history, from Native American traditions to modern wildlife painting, have used wolf imagery to explore primal instincts, allegiance to one's family, and the struggle between individualism and community. This painting taps into that rich symbolic tradition, elevating its subjects beyond purely decorative wildlife scenesComposition: Two wolves positioned in a glowing evening landscape.

  • Color & Mood: Rich, atmospheric tones lend dramatic, almost spiritual emotional weight.

  • Symbolism: Themes of leadership, unity, resilience, and solitary guardianship.

  • Impression: A stirring, symbolic narrative of nature’s power and community that feels at once grounded and dreamlike.

  • Acrylic Painting 
    60 x 46 cm
    Price CAD $300

    Sunday, 8 June 2025

    The Cottage

    This painting beautifully captures a lakeside cottage retreat bathed in evening light—framed by tall, sunlit trees and two iconic red chairs overlooking calm water. A cozy cottage with lit windows sits across the lake, its warm glow reflected in serene blue ripples.

    This serene lakeside scene evokes peaceful evenings by the cottage—ideal for conversation, reflection, or simply watching the sun dip below the horizon. The glowing cottage across the water suggests hospitality and refuge. The unoccupied chairs hint at community, anticipation, or a moment shared in stillness.
    Acrylic Painting
    41 x 31 cm

    The Lake

    This painting presents a tranquil lakeside scene starring a common loon gliding serenely across reflective water, set against a backdrop of lush reeds and sky. The bird’s distinctive red eye and patterned plumage are rendered with careful detail, contrasting with the loose, expressive brushwork of the surrounding marsh grasses and water. A softly clouded sky in gentle blues and pale pinks evokes a sense of early morning or twilight calm.

    The common loon holds deep meaning in Indigenous and environmental traditions across Canada and the northern U.S.:

    • Spiritual symbolism: In many Native American cultures, the loon is seen as a mystical guide between the physical and spiritual worlds. Legends credit it with connecting humanity to the Creator and offering wisdom and protection

    • Emblem of wilderness: Known for its haunting calls echoing across pristine lakes, the loon symbolizes solitude, deep emotion, mystery, and the untamed beauty of nature

    • Environmental icon: In Canada and states like Minnesota, the loon is a cultural emblem—featured on the "loonie" coin and state imagery—underscoring its iconic status and link to conservation efforts

    This depiction captures stillness and reflection. The loon’s posture suggests quiet vigilance, as if listening to the water. The curved stalk and its mirrored reflection evoke themes of connection between above and below—heightening the painting’s contemplative feel. The marsh backdrop and gentle palette amplify serenity and intimacy with nature.

    Subject: A solitary common loon swimming through peaceful lake marshes.
    Palette & feel: Soft greens, blues, and neutrals create a harmonious environment; the red eye adds a bold focal element.
    Symbolism: Themes of mysticism, transformation, emotional depth, solitude, and environmental refuge.

    Overall impression: Invokes calm reflection, spiritual connection, and the immortal voice of the northern wilds.
    Acrylic Painting

    40 x 51 cm

    Thursday, 1 May 2025

    Golden Hour Heron


    This painting presents a graceful heron—or egret‑like waterbird—standing or foraging beside tranquil waters at sunset. The scene glows with rich golden hues, warm earth tones, and reflective light dancing on the water’s surface. Highlights of bright white and silhouetted shadows emphasize the bird’s form, while patches of grasses and reeds frame the horizon.

    In spiritual traditions, herons symbolize insight, guardianship, and the ability to stand alone with purpose and dignity—traits beautifully echoed in the painting’s serene stillness and symbolic use of light

    Interpretation of the Heron

    Herons are powerful symbols across cultures. They embody patience, stillness, and interconnection with the unseen. Their poised stance reflects mindfulness and spiritual clarity

     Often perceived as messengers bridging the physical and spiritual realms, they encourage introspection and inner equilibrium

    The Light & Water Motif

    Sunsets traditionally evoke transition, reflection, and endings—or the promise of renewal. The warm, glowing water suggests emotional depth and a contemplative tone, balanced by the bird’s still vigilance. The scene includes both solitude and serenity, inviting the viewer to pause and reflect.

    Overall Impression

    • Subject: A solitary heron gracefully stands or hunts by sunset-lit water.

    • Feel & palette: Warm golden tones mix with deep shadows to evoke a timeless, peaceful moment.

    • Symbolism: Themes of wisdom, patience, spiritual insight, and graceful solitude.

    • Mood: Meditative, gentle, and quietly profound—like a visual moment of calm before nighttime.

  • Brushwork & technique: Loose, expressive strokes create rippling reflections and softly dappled light, contrasted by the more precise silhouette of the heron. You sense the shimmer on the water and the gentle movement through subtle texture.

  • Color scheme: Dominated by warm oranges, ochres, and deep browns—suggestive of golden hour—offset with touches of white and dark tones to define the bird and foreground vegetation.

  • Composition: The heron is positioned near the center or slightly right, balanced visually by water reflections below and vertical reeds or grasses to the sides. Its mirrored reflection anchors the scene in calm symmetry.

  • Acrylic Painting
    28 x 36 cm

    Blowing in the Wind

    This painting offers a dramatic coastal scene with a lighthouse standing firm on rocky cliffs, backed by turbid waves crashing below. The sky is rendered in swirling hues—muted greys, warm golds, and sandy tans—abruptly contrasting with deep sea‑greens and dark shadows, suggesting wind and a gathering storm. The lighthouse, tall and stoic, rises amid the turbulent, foaming churning water… a visual drama of nature’s force versus human resilience.

    The Lighthouse as Beacon & Resolve

    In visual art, lighthouses often symbolize guidance, hope, strength amid adversity, and psychic resilience. These tall towers mark safe passage while enduring relentless ocean power.

    The painting conveys that contrast: amid swirling chaos and towering waves, the lighthouse stands constant and watchful—suggesting human endurance and inner fortitude.

    Storm & Sea as Uncertainty

    The pounding surf and swirling sky evoke the unpredictability of life’s emotional tides. Waves are both motion and barrier—challenging viewers to reflect on journeys, risk, and the pull of unknown depths.

    Water in art often represents the subconscious, the unknown, and emotional upheaval . Together with the tower, you sense a narrative of facing darkness with inner light.

    Overall Mood & Impression

    • Subject: A lighthouse perched on a rocky coast at twilight, with dramatic, stormy sea below.

    • Atmosphere & Tone: Brooding, atmospheric, poised between menace and reassurance.

    • Themes: Resilience, guidance, facing adversity, inner clarity in chaos.

    • Emotional Impact: A stirring mix of awe, determination, and quiet hope—like the calm center of a storm.

    ElementDescription
    SubjectLighthouse and keeper’s dwelling atop rocky cliffs, with crashing waves below
    PaletteWarm earthy sky tones vs cool sea greens and deep shadows
    MoodTense yet anchored—stormy, dramatic, but hopeful
    SymbolismGuidance in darkness, resilience amid adversity, emotional journey
    Artistic contextEvokes Romantic seascapes and Luminist/Impressionist interest in light and atmosphere

    Acrylic painting
    Painted by Liliana Usvat
    Available for sale 
    $300 includes transport in Canada

    Monday, 21 April 2025

    Study of the Eye


    Bring intense realism and emotion into your space with this captivating close-up of a human eye, masterfully rendered in acrylic on canvas. Painted with meticulous attention to detail, "Study of the Eye" invites you to pause, reflect, and connect.

    The eye, often called the window to the soul, is captured here in a stunning array of cool blues, deep browns, and striking highlights that give the piece life and movement. The textured brushstrokes, layered lashes, and vibrant iris demonstrate both technical skill and emotional depth.

    Perfect for lovers of figurative art, this piece makes a bold statement in any room — whether it's a creative studio, modern living space, or personal gallery wall..

    Highlights:

    Medium: Acrylic on canvas

    Style: Realistic / Hyperrealistic

    Subject: Human eye (close-up)

    Color palette: Cool and warm tones (blues, browns, pinks, whites, blacks)

    Texture: Evident brushstrokes, especially around the brow and eyelid

    Dimensions: 10" x10"

    $250 USD 
    Includes safe packaging and shipping within North America.


    📦 Shipping:

    • Ships from Ontario Canada

    • Carefully packaged with protective materials

    Thursday, 17 April 2025

    Flower and Butterfly


    Original 16" x 20" Acrylic Painting by Liliana

    A vibrant butterfly lands delicately on a luminous white flower, brought to life with expressive brushstrokes and a bold, colorful palette.

    The butterfly’s wings glow with shades of red, magenta, yellow, and deep blue, contrasted against the dreamy swirling background of rich blues and smoky greys. The flower — soft and glowing — dances with light touches of lavender, orange, and sky blue, creating a harmonious composition full of movement and grace.

    This statement piece is perfect for art lovers, nature enthusiasts, and anyone looking to add a colorful focal point to their space.


    🖌️ Painting Details:

    • Title: Grace in Bloom

    • Artist: Liliana (Signed)

    • Medium: Acrylic on canvas

    • Size: 16" x 20"

    • Style: Expressive Realism / Nature-Inspired Art

    • Orientation: Portrait

    • Framing: Unframed, gallery-wrapped canvas (ready to hang or frame)

    • Original: Yes — hand-painted, one-of-a-kind


    💵 Price:

    $350 USD
    (Includes professional packaging and free domestic shipping)

    This price reflects the larger canvas size, vibrant detail, and the strong visual appeal of the subject. It's well-suited for collectors or as a standout decorative piece in living rooms, studios, or bedrooms.


    📦 Shipping Info:

    • Ships from Ontario Canada

    • Ready to ship in 3–5 business days

    • Carefully packed to prevent damage

    • Tracking and delivery confirmation provided

    • International shipping available upon request




    Monday, 7 April 2025

    The Orchid

    A single orchid emerges from the darkness, where soft whites and lavenders meet the vivid heart of the flower in a burst of orange and purple. With expressive brushstrokes and dramatic contrast, Liliana captures the quiet strength and elegance of nature. The minimalist composition invites viewers to pause and reflect on the resilience and beauty found in simplicity.

    Perfect for collectors of floral art, botanical themes, or original small-format pieces.

    Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
    Dimensions: 7" x 9"
    Signed by the artist
    Price $120 US ( free shipping in Canada)