Kinga Makowka - Beneath The Weight, Still Standing

There are moments when the sky feels heavy,
when the air itself presses down as if to remind you
just how much you’ve carried.

Yet here you are.
The storms have passed through,
their shadows still clinging to the edges,
but you remain… still standing.

Not untouched. Not unchanged.
But rooted, weathered, and somehow more whole
for having borne the weight.

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Please note - painting is sold unframed. Taken off the stretcher bars, canvas rolled and shipped safely in a tube. Don't hesitate to reach out if you'd be interested in having it shipped stretched, I'm happy to provide a quote.

Painting is hand signed at the back, additionally the Certificate of Authenticity is provided.

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Kinga Makowka is a Polish-born artist based in Yorkshire, whose work explores the emotional terrain between memory and presence, stillness and sensation.

Working primarily on raw linen and cotton canvas, she builds her paintings in delicate layers; soft pigments, textures, and metallic details that seem to catch not just light, but time itself. Her pieces do not aim to capture a specific place, but rather a moment… a feeling.

Much of her work is rooted in personal reflection a search for meaning for pause. Kinga invites the viewer into a deeply human space: one of emotion, nostalgia, and connection.

Her practice often draws from her own life - family rituals, nature walks, the chaos of ADHD, and the peace she seeks through it all. It is a cartography of the internal world, mapping feeling through form.