Kinga Makowka - Familiar Distance

A feeling of being close to something you cannot quite reach.
Of recognising a place not from the map,
but from the way it sits in your chest.

This is the one between memory and presence,
between who you were and who you are becoming.

Not lost. Not far.
Just… a familiar distance.

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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.