Kinga Makowka - Before The Days Got Loud

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how quiet my mind used to be.
When I was younger, I could just… be.
Just be… without guilt.
Notice tiny things
the light on a leaf,
the pattern of dust in the air.

It felt like time didn’t push so hard.

This painting is me trying to go back there.
Not to the past, but to that feeling.
To the version of me that didn’t carry so much noise inside.

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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, supplied with Certificate of Authenticity.

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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.