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Anna Smirnova

@wavesaroundme.bsky.social

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22 y.o | ru/eng Artist, painter & creator Art student *No explicit content, even if labelled (only art nudity)

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Nov 29

Nice to meet y'all! 🖌️
My name is Anna Smirnova, also known as "wavesaroundme" at social media. I'm an artist, mostly engaged in oil painting and fine arts.

Here, on Bluesky, I want to show my life as an art student, and share my artworks with you. Welcome!
#fineart #olipainting #drawing #artist

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Aug 30

"Diamond"

50x60
Oil on canvas
2025

Under the mask of mediocrity, she hides the shiny, rough and pure diamond of her soul.

#art #portrait #fluorescent #rainbow #oilpainting #fineart

A portrait of a girl with shiny, rainbow-colored hair. She holds a dark-purple masquerade mask. She is dancing.

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Jun 10

"Self-portrait"
Oil on canvas
30x40
2025

#femaleportrait #selfportrait #portraitpainting #oil #girl #impressionism #art #fineart

A bust-length portrait of a young girl. She looks at the viewer. She has a long brown hair and dark grey eyes. Her lips and cheeks are tinted with red. She wears a beige silk robe and her right shoulder is naked.

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Jun 1

"The Phantom of the Opera: Unloveable"

Oil on canvas
45x50
2025

I love them so much 💔💔💔

#thephantomoftheopera #painting #theater #opera #emotional #flowers #art

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · May 13

how do you do guys?😏

#art #figurepainting #oilpainting #nudeart #fineart

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 26

In our academy we have a course called "painting technology". We study in detail different types of primers, pigments and painting methods. It is a truly vast field of knowledge 😊

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 26

Thank you! The primers are layed by 6 stripes. Here is the recipe of the upper one:

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thank you!! 😊

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 25

"Portrait of the artist Julia"
50x60
Oil on canvas
2025

I used here 6 different primers on canvas to see how oil paints interact with them.

#portraitpainting #fineart #art #girlportrait #oilpainting

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 21

"Desire"

Canvas on board, oil painting
50x60
2025

She can't hide a genuine interest under the mask of insensibility. Or maybe it's just another mask of her?
#art #artist #oilpainting #portrait #symbolism #masquerade

A portrait of a young woman. She dressed in a fancy, masquerade way. She wears bright red dress, long red gloves and a white hat with red feathers. There is a snake-shaped golden earring with a big red gem on her right ear. Also she wears a blood-drops-looking red necklace and pearl bracelets. She holds a white masquerade mask with golden tears by both hands. There is a light, sly smile on her face.

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 10

Thank you! 💘

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Apr 9

Trying to recover after the flu 🤧

#figuredrawing #nude #charcoaldrawing #art #sketch

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 31

"A male model (Saint Jerome)"

Oil on canvas
75x80
2025

#vanitas #portrait #painting #skull #oilpainting #art #artist

An old male model sitting. He holds a bar in his left hand, his right hand holds his forehead. His legs are draped with white and red clothes. His upper body is naked. A human skull is painted at the background. A painting gives dark and gloomy impression.

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 28

It warms my heart... Tender and sweet ❤️‍🩹

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 28

A new work-in-progress!

I try to make more art for myself, not only studies or commissions. It makes me feel alive, it's literally my basic need.

#painting #portrait #masquerade #symbolism #fineart #art

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 22

Quick sketches of female nude model ✍️
10 min, 5 min, 3 min aaand... 1 min!

#figuredrawing #charcoaldrawing #nude #art #sketch

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thank you 🙏

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 19

Quick 10-minutes-nude sketches!

#figuredrawing #charcoaldrawing #nudeart

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 13

Nude male model, contrapposto. 2-hours sketch 🙌

#figuredrawing #nudemodel #figurativeart #charcoaldrawing #nudeart #fineart

A charcoal drawing of a young nude male model, contrapposto. He is holding a bar by his right hand.

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thanks! ❤️‍🩹

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 7

"Vulnerability"
50x50cm
Oil on canvas
2025
If someone has opened their soul to you - it's a bless. But.. what if this soul has been disappointed and decided to close in? Anyway, now you know - she's vulnerable.
#portraitpainting #painting #art #femaleportrait #tears #emotions #oilpainting #fineart

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thank for your supporting 🙏

Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 6

"Spring"
Procreate digital drawing
2025

#figuredrawing #nudeart #spring #rabbits #symbolism #graphics #artist

A digital drawing of a young nude girl with long hair, fullbody. She is ready to take off a long old tattered coat. She walks past the bare branches of trees, and there are new flowers blossom under her feets. There are three white birds flying far away and two rabbits, black and white, sitting on the ground. A white ribbon is tied on tree branch. The drawing is made in monochrome white-ochre-brown colors, imitating a mixed graphic media.

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thank you so much!

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thank you for the advice, I'll use it in my next posts! It would be nice to see any other useful hashtags, if you can share them to me 🙏

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Anna Smirnova @wavesaroundme.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thank you! I truly appreciate it 😊🙏

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