Beauty and vulnerability

People often ask me, “How long does it take to complete a painting?” That's not an easy question to answer. While I work with oil paint—a medium that allows for extended working time due to its slow drying process—a painting doesn't begin on the canvas. There is an intensive process that precedes it, which is often underestimated.

- Alexandra Klimas

I spend much of my time outdoors, surrounded by animals and nature. You could say that for part of the year I work in the field, while the rest is spent in my studio, where I transform my sketches and studies into paintings. My process starts with extensive preliminary studies, in which I observe my subjects in their environmen