Oil on canvas, 2017
20×24 in
Oil on canvas, 2017
20×24 in
Lord of the Forests
Acrylic on canvas, mixed media, 2021
30×40 in
Artist: Elena Nahum Leroy
This painting was made in memory of Eugenia, Elena’s husband’s grandmother who passed away in summer 2021. Elena’s kids (Eugenia’s great-grandkids) picked this beautiful bouquet on the day she left this life and Elena painted them with a closed book that symbolizes the last chapter read of Eugenia’s life.
Oil on canvas, 2021
30×40 in
Acrylic on gallery canvas, 24×36 in, 2022
King of Plastic Pearls by Elena Nahum Leroy represents the modern trading situation as well as people’s consumption values.
Lord of the Flies is another painting from Kings and Queens series that Elena Nahum Leroy created in 2022.
This painting represents the war that Putin started on February 24, 2022. Putin’s eyes are hidden with the pig mask, showing that he has no soul. Pig’s head idea is borrowed from Golding’s Lord of the Flies novel and represent innocent deaths caused by savage concepts of sacrifice to imaginary Lord of the Flies that stands for unreasonable fears.
Acrylic on canvas, mixed media, 24×36 in, 2022