Available paintings – Oil on canvas / Acrylic on canvas / Tempera on wood.

These paintings are available for purchase. Some are in my studio, others are in the galleries that represent me. Please inquire, and I’ll reply with the exact location for each one.
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Nude in Interior series.

Lady with Books #1, Paula Craioveanu, acrylic on canvas, 100x60cm / 39.5×23.5in
Lady with Books #3, Paula Craioveanu, acrylic on canvas, 100x60cm / 39.5×23.5in

Both paintings feature women with books balanced on their heads, symbolizing wisdom, knowledge, or introspection. This motif suggests a quiet yet confident intellectualism, merging femininity with depth. The chairs add a sense of regal stability, while the floral backgrounds convey a blend of sophistication and organic beauty.
The first figure, dressed in an extravagant pink gown, exudes a more refined, formal vibe. The second figure, with her natural form exposed and subtle plant-like imagery, feels more grounded, almost mythological in tone. Together, they evoke a contrast between worldly luxury and raw essence, between eros and logos.
The first painting employs warm reds and vibrant blues, which gives it a lush, energetic tone. The brushstrokes are expressive and loose, which enhances the abstract, dreamlike quality.
The second painting uses a more muted palette, with cool blue and green tones and gentle earth colors. This cooler, earthy palette supports the natural, introspective tone of the piece.
Both pieces balance sketchy, expressive linework with more solid, volumetric areas. This style effectively combines realism with abstraction.
The symmetry and frontal pose of the figures create a strong, iconic composition. The books perched on the heads add an unexpected element, lending a surreal quality.
The floral backgrounds add intricacy without overwhelming the composition, enhancing the elegance of each figure.
These paintings carry a distinctive surreal quality, blending elegance, intellect, and whimsy through a mix of symbolic and stylized elements.

Day (Nude on Armchair 1)
Night (Nude on Armchair 2)

Day (Nude on Armchair 1) and Night (Nude on Armchair 2) are deeply evocative and showcase a mastery of mood, light, and composition. They are less about the physicality of the figure and more about its emotional and spiritual resonance, allowing viewers to interpret and connect with the works on a personal level. They feel like quiet meditations on presence and absence.

These two paintings continue the theme of the seated figure in a chair but diverge from the first work with a greater abstraction and a more conceptual approach.
Day (Nude on Armchair 1) – Monochromatic Palette, Expressive Linework, Light Effects.
The use of a limited palette dominated by cool blues and whites creates a serene, ethereal quality. This choice focuses the viewer on form and light rather than distraction from other colors.
The soft, almost unfinished strokes suggest movement or impermanence, adding an emotional or fleeting quality to the work.
The diagonal streaks of light cutting across the figure evoke a sense of environment—perhaps morning light filtering through a window—which brings the scene to life and adds dimensionality.
Night (Nude on Armchair 2) – Dramatic Contrast, Dripping Technique, Object Details.
This painting uses deeper, more saturated blues with strong shadow and light interplay, creating a moodier, more introspective atmosphere.
The visible drips of paint emphasize the artwork’s rawness and experimental nature, adding texture and suggesting a breakdown of form.
The intricate rendering of the chair contrasts with the looser treatment of the figure, highlighting the tension between stability (the chair) and fragility (the figure).
Both paintings lack facial detail, enhancing the universality and anonymity of the subject. This abstraction encourages the viewer to project their own interpretations of mood and identity onto the figure.
The reclined, cross-legged positions are relaxed yet controlled, lending the figure a quiet dignity or introspection.
The suggestion of architectural elements (e.g., windowpanes, shadows) in the background adds context and creates an implied narrative or sense of place.
Both paintings evoke a sense of stillness, solitude, and introspection. The figure seems immersed in thought, reflecting on something unseen to the viewer.
The use of light, particularly in the first painting, could symbolizes clarity, revelation, or a fleeting moment of connection with the outside world.
The dripping paint, loose brushwork, and monochromatic tones emphasize the transient and impermanent, both in the physical and emotional realms.
The focus on light and mood echoes the works of Monet or Degas, particularly their interest in capturing a moment’s fleeting essence. The abstraction of form and emotive use of color connect to Expressionist painters like Edvard Munch or Egon Schiele.The faceless figures and reduced details align with modern minimalist trends in art, where simplicity is used to distill emotional or conceptual depth.
These paintings are deeply evocative and showcase a mastery of mood, light, and composition. They are less about the physicality of the figure and more about its emotional and spiritual resonance, allowing viewers to interpret and connect with the works on a personal level. They feel like quiet meditations on presence and absence.

“Nude on Armchair” is striking in its expression of raw, human vulnerability and the intricate depiction of the human form.
Paula Craioveanu employs expressive, visible brushstrokes, giving the piece a textured, dynamic quality. This style lends a tactile feeling to the figure’s skin and emphasizes the natural imperfections and beauty of the human body.
The warm flesh tones contrast beautifully with the cool blues of the background. This juxtaposition creates a tension that draws the viewer’s eye to the figure while enhancing the depth and atmosphere of the composition.
The light source is carefully considered, with highlights and shadows adding dimensionality to the body, particularly along the legs, arms, and torso. The interplay of light captures the realism of the human form but with an impressionistic flair.
The figure’s slightly twisted, folded pose conveys a sense of introspection and tension, suggesting vulnerability or self-reflection. The positioning of the figure on the chair feels intimate yet powerful.
The background, a rough, textured blue, contrasts with the smooth rendering of the figure. This negative space adds focus to the subject while maintaining visual interest with its abstract feel.
The ornate chair gives a subtle classical touch, suggesting a juxtaposition between the human form and historical art.
The partial concealment of the face creates intrigue and anonymity, encouraging the viewer to focus on the body language and emotional tone.
The naturalistic approach to the body embraces imperfections, presenting the human form as authentic and unidealized.
The sturdy, ornate chair may symbolize the strength or permanence of tradition or the human spirit, in contrast to the vulnerability of the figure.
The attention to anatomy and the seated pose recalls the works of artists like Egon Schiele or even echoes of Modigliani in its expressive distortion.The loose brushwork and expressive color usage suggest a modern, emotionally charged take on traditional figure painting.
“Nude on Armchair” is a compelling piece that blends realism with expressive artistic elements to create a powerful emotional and visual impact.

“Memories of Past Life” is a captivating blend of abstraction and realism, evoking a surreal yet introspective atmosphere. Paula Craioveanu employs an intriguing overlay of gestural lines and abstract markings over classically rendered human forms. The figures themselves are delicately modeled, emphasizing the softness of flesh and a sense of vulnerability, contrasted against the rigidity of the architectural elements and the sharp geometry of the checkered floor.
Color Palette, Layered Composition, Spatial Dynamics, Figures and Emotion, Inspiration.
The use of cool blues and whites creates a calm, ethereal setting, while the warm reds and pinks used on the figures introduce a sense of life and emotion. This contrast between warm and cool tones heightens the tension between the abstract and the figurative elements.
The semi-transparent lines, which look almost like sketches or anatomical studies, add a sense of motion and psychological depth. They symbolize fragmented thoughts, inner turmoil, or layers of identity.
The checkered floor suggests depth and stability, but the abstract lines disrupt this, creating a slightly disorienting effect. It’s as if the viewer is oscillating between a grounded reality and a more fluid, intangible world.
The figures appear introspective, almost detached from each other despite sharing the same space. The seated pose of the central figure exudes a sense of contemplation or vulnerability, while the second figure in the background feels ghostly, adding to the dreamlike quality.
The fractured, layered aesthetic brings to mind influences from Surrealism (e.g., Salvador Dalí) and Expressionism, where inner emotion takes precedence over physical reality. The anatomical sketches evoke the Renaissance tradition of studying the human form but deconstruct it in a modern, experimental way. The geometric floor echoes metaphysical painters like Giorgio de Chirico, where space takes on a symbolic, almost unreal quality.

“Nude in French Interior” captures a striking combination of classical themes and contemporary expression, with a clear focus on the human form, space, and emotional atmosphere.
The central figure, posed seated on a table, exudes a sense of quiet contemplation or introspection. The angularity and slightly exaggerated proportions of the figure create a heightened emotional impact, drawing attention to the subject’s pose rather than detailed anatomy. The composition leads the eye naturally from the figure to the architectural elements in the background—there’s a dynamic contrast between the smooth lines of the human body and the more rigid, geometric forms of the furniture and architectural features.
Warm earthy tones dominate the piece, with reds, golds, and ochres blending beautifully to create a sense of warmth and intimacy. These tones contrast with the cooler blues and whites that suggest natural light streaming in through the window. The play of light and shadow is particularly striking. The light gives the figure a glowing, almost sculptural quality, reminiscent of Renaissance chiaroscuro techniques.
The brushwork is visibly expressive, with some areas of thick paint (impasto) and dynamic strokes, particularly around the figure and the floor tiles. This technique adds energy and movement to the otherwise calm scene, emphasizing the emotional weight of the figure. The drips of paint in parts of the image suggest a modernist touch—inviting the viewer to acknowledge the process of creation itself, perhaps indicating the fragility of the moment or a deeper reflection on the impermanence of time.
The background suggests a classical, almost timeless setting, with the bust on the pedestal referencing traditional sculpture, alluding to the art of antiquity. This classical reference contrasts with the contemporary approach to the human figure, blurring the line between the past and present. The checkerboard floor design is a powerful visual element, creating a sense of order and structure, while simultaneously providing a bold contrast to the fluidity of the human form and the environment.
The combination of classical elements with modern, expressive techniques may be interpreted as a commentary on the relationship between tradition and modernity. The pose of the woman suggests a timelessness of human experience, evoking the tradition of nude portraiture, while the painterly style brings a fresh, almost abstract sensibility to the piece.
The isolated pose of the figure may suggest solitude, introspection, or even vulnerability. The softness of the human figure contrasts with the harder, more defined features of the room and objects, potentially representing a tension between the personal and the world around us.
The painting draws inspiration from the European tradition of figurative painting, particularly in the way it focuses on a subject within an intimate, almost domestic setting. The classical bust hints at the influence of Neoclassicism or Renaissance ideals, but the expressive, vibrant brushstrokes suggest a more modern approach. This could be seen as an exploration of the human figure in space, echoing the legacy of artists from the 19th and 20th centuries who challenged realism with abstraction and emotional intensity.
This artwork feels like a fusion of old and new, a timeless exploration of the human figure that invites both emotional and intellectual engagement. The warm color palette, expressive brushwork, and classical references make it a striking piece that provokes thought about our relationship with history, beauty, and the human condition.

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One of the projects I’ve been working on in the past years is the New Mythology project. Here you can find the paintings – oil on canvas, or acrylic on canvas. You can go to Drawings for other works with the same theme.

Inspired by the mythological Greco-Roman origins, these works of art are dreamlike superimposed views of expressive and sometimes sensual figures.

Like the immortal mythological heroes, my subjects remind us of the human ability to remain beautiful and noble despite de passing of time and damage it brings.

Other Nudes

Here are the architectural works. Architectural scenes, interiors. Landscapes. Nude in interiors.