Paintings, details and moments in the studio. From bird compositions and portraits to vinyl cover art, a closer look at the works and the creative process.
In the studio, among bird compositions.Studio, 2023.Working on a portrait in ochre tones.Flight / The Wondrous Bird, 2022. Mixed media on canvas, 100 × 100 × 2 cm.Flight / The Wondrous Bird, on an easel.Composition in blue and white, on an easel.Sea Foam / Forgiveness, 2019.In Aeternum, 2021. Mixed media on canvas, 120 × 120 × 4 cm.In Aeternum, on an easel.Nocturne No. 3, 2016. Mixed media on canvas, 150 × 150 × 4 cm. Atelier 35 exhibition, Galeria Europe, Brașov.Seraphim’s Eye. Mixed media on canvas, 40 × 40 cm.Ada Kaleh — painting for a vinyl cover.Ada Kaleh — Zâna zorilor EP, 2014. Cover painting.Artwork in an interior.Outdoor portrait.
Sacred Art · 14 images
Sacred Art / Iconography / Holy Fathers
Icons, portraits of spiritual fathers and stages of the creative process. A gallery devoted to the face, gesture and light, from preparatory drawing and golden backgrounds to the framed work.
Portrait of a spiritual father, framed and displayed on an easel.The artist with the portrait in her studio.A portrait in progress in the studio.The artwork and the artist — two views.Portrait of a spiritual father — the work in the studio and a detail of the face.An iconographic study in the studio.Working on the icon’s golden background.Preparing an icon: golden background and drawing.Detail of the golden surface.Icon panels in preparation.A moment in preparing the panel.Preparatory drawing and light on the golden background.Icons in the light of the studio.Silhouette, halo and light.
Project · 2025 · 10 images
Divina Commedia 2.0 — Inferno
The Third Circle — Gluttony. Painting, moving image and music, in collaboration with Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi.
In the studio. The creative process for “The Third Circle — Gluttony”.A moment of reflection between stages of work.Gesture, material and image.The works in the studio space.A detail of the painting process.Lăcomia (Gluttony). Painting and music in dialogue.A further intervention on the image.Face. An image from the “Gluttony” project.Close to the painted surface.In the studio — a second frame from the creative process.
Event · 2023 · 5 images
RE:Imagine Brașov — fourth edition
Live painting and conversations with visitors in the galleries of the Brașov Art Museum. 14 July 2023.
Live painting at RE:Imagine Brașov, 14 July 2023.Meeting visitors in the creative space.Together at RE:Imagine Brașov — fourth edition.Art and music. A moment during the event.Event poster — Brașov Art Museum, 14 July 2023.
Event · 2021 · 6 images
Moon Impact: The Aftermath
Anita Frâncu paints live at the Brașov Art Museum as part of “Moon Impact: The Aftermath”.
Anita Frâncu paints live — Moon Impact: The Aftermath, 2021.The easel and working materials in the museum.The painting in progress.Gesture and colour. A detail of the creative process.The work and tools during the live painting session.A moment from the event, captured in black and white.
