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My art is my inner world.

My art is intuitive, raw, organic and deeply human. 
Colorful yet chaotic, harmonious yet restless, calming yet charged with emotion. 
Duality and movement sitting still.

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There is no structure, there is no plan, there is no sketch, there is no filter. 
There is only me, naked in front of a canvas letting my inner self in charge. 
With no taboos, with no judgment. 


The brush does the talk, it paints the words.

1/12

Naked by the river


When the early sunshine is warm enough to heal your soul 
but not too strong to burn it.
When the soft current caresses your skin 
and reminds you that life flows around you,
but that you can stand still.
When you have never felt so exposed by standing in the middle of a river 
wearing nothing but your heart.
When you have never felt so safe by standing in the middle of a river 
wearing nothing but your hopes.
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2024 Acrylic on Canvas - 100x100 - Barcelona ‘24

2/12

Late Breeze

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That soft breeze,

that feels like a gentle kiss 

dancing all over your skin.

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On a summer evening, 

the late breeze tells you the heat is over, 

and that you can finally breathe. 

It's a lovely relief.

On a winter night, 

the late breeze tells you it's time to hide.

Time to go back to your safe space.

Time to reflect.

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Doesn’t really matter the season,

The late breeze always shows you 

that the day is ending 

and the night is coming.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 100x65cm - Barcelona ‘24

3/12

Announcement
 

She said Yes. 

It was only a nod. 

 

But she could feel it deep in her core. 

It was just an instant. 

One second to pronounce those three letters. 

 

Her intuition speaking from her center, 

changing her fate forever. 

Loud and clear now her heart sings, 

her soul feels, 

her doubts sink. 

 

She said Yes. 

Not to anyone, but herself.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 100x65cm - Barcelona’25

4/12

Celestial Beings


Like a thin cloud that once forgot its shape,
there is a light navigating between every cell,
between here and there,
between the sky and the sea,
between you and me.
Between all that exists.


Like a fresh drop that caresses a resting leaf,
there is a light silently touching our dormen souls,
our dormen dreams,
our dormen gifts,
our dormen selfs.
The ones we once were.


Like a lost wave that finally finds a rock to land on,
there is a light finally crashing you open with all that’s divine,
with all that it’s untouched,
with all that lives far beyond.
With all the ones you thought you lost.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 130x65cm - Barcelona’25

5/12

Fountain of Youth


The secret of eternal youth is hidden 
in the waters of a golden river.

The secret of eternal youth lies underneath 
a magical waterfall,
only found at dawn.

The secret of eternal youth would be 
revealed to those who dare going on a quest, 
far far west.

The secret of eternal youth is a mith 
that we all choose to believe.

And the secret is: it is already within

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Acrylic on Canvas - 115x90cm - Barcelona’24

6/12

Wisdom at Dawn


I feel the call, 
first thing at dawn.
My feet know the way.
My eyes search for the light.
My heart is ready to expand.


Staring at the infinite, 
the air is fresh and thin.
My skin wants to be touched
b
y the warmth of the sun.
My toes want to play hide and seek 
with the waves that have travelled across the sea.


I can see the rocks under the water 
drawing a path to what really matters.
Like Dorothy, I’m trying to go back to my homeland.
I just need to follow the morning light.


Words and thoughts are gone.
I’m ready to swim home.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 130x97cm - Barcelona’25

7/12

Golden Dust

The sun is high up, 
but I feel like a stardust.
They say we can only shine at night, 
but I feel radiant at day light.


You think we live in the dark, 
spread all over the infinite sky.
But we live in every single spark, 
from the one in your eyes 
to the one hidden in the sand. 


You can find us between your toes, 
you can find us glowing in the sea,
you can find us in your dreams.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 130x97cm - Barcelona’25

8/12

Inner Depth


The light within, 
finding its way through old beliefs.

The universe that we create 
on a good day.
The one that we destroy 
on a bad day.
The one we live in all our forms:
It has shades.
It has colours.
It has sparks.

But there’s always a light.

Right in the middle.

Right where we call it heart.
Even when we feel dark

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Acrylic on Canvas - 130x90cm - Barcelona’25

9/12

Notes to my future self


From the one I once was.
To the one I will be.
From the one that was scared.
To the one that will be brave.


From the one that fell.
To the one that will rise.


From the one that was confused.
To the one that will see far beyond.


From the one that took thigs too seriously at times.
To the one who will not forget to have fun.


From the one thought new herself.
To the one that will destroy and rebuild again.


From the one that had no clue what was doing.
To the one that will accomplish what the other one dreamt of.


From me.
To myself.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 100x81cm - Barcelona’25

10/12

Migration time

 

Your old life held you through your darkness.
Your old life taugh you about your hidden madness.
Your old life now feels like an old matress:
it only feels comfortable as long as you don't leave your side of the bed.

And then you know.
Time to move out from your old beliefs.
Time to look for a new way to inhabit within.
Time to fly to your next destination, 
crossing the borders of you mind 
and the fears of your heart.

Light awaits for you on the other side.
Until you, again, outgrow that life.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 115x90cm - Barcelona’25

11/12

Self-doubt

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The spotlight is too bright, 
there are too many eyes.
Let me hide behind that courtain. 
Where no one can see me, 
where my own judgement can't find me.

Cause everytime it does, 
it becomes one hell of a fight. 
The voice is deep, rooted in hell.
The voice travels like poison through my veins, feeds itself from heart racing 
and becomes lauder everytime I try to be quieter.

I know that voice.
It's my own.
I know that voice.
I trained it myself.
I know that voice.
Tries to keep me safe with lies and chains.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 80x40cm - Barcelona’26

12/12

Coded Journey


The purpose.
The reason.
The meaning behind every decision.

Goals set by an invisible force.
Beliefs rooted in our ancestors.
Directions that keep us lost.

An impossible code to decode.

Cause we keep on getting it wrong.

What if there’s nothing to figure out?
What if there’s nothing to worry about?
What if this journey is about 
simply going for a walk 
along a beautiful but bumpy road?

Let go of a made-up mission.
Let love guide your vision.

One step closer to a new portal.
One step closer to becoming inmortal.

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Acrylic on Canvas - 115x80cm - Barcelona’25

©2024 by Cristina Leno 

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