illustration

Art is the language of the soul!

With a blend of cheekiness, playfulness and depth my artworks explore emotions, characters and visual storytelling. They often connect deeper topics with a humorous touch, from personal growth to social or political issues. Or sometimes just a little bit of surrealism to escape the everyday life.

I mainly work traditionally with pencil, ink and watercolors. But I also enjoy experimenting with acrylics, collages, textile painting or digital art.

Join me on my creative journey – one image at a time!

Portrait of a woman holding an hourglass. Upper part of the hourglass shows the planet Earth, lower part turns into dry sand.
Three women naked covered by flowers, above the lettering "Ni una menos"

Ni una menos © Maria Kirov

Two masks from side profile looking towards each other

Two Face Masks © Maria Kirov

Sun rising with friendly face, flowers in front, clouds in sky

Sunny Day © Maria Kirov

Sun and moon characters dancing below Yin and Yang sign

Summer Solstice © Maria Kirov

Linework of mountains with person doing Yoga on top

Ridge © Maria Kirov

Portrait of Nerfertiti

Nefertiti © Maria Kirov

Women with long hair in harmony

Soothing Women © Maria Kirov

Sketch of Adele Bloch-Bauer

Klimt Study - Adele Bloch-Bauer © Maria Kirov

Maritime theme with compass, octupus arm and a map

Maritime © Maria Kirov

Two woman one dark one light, touching each others hands

Yin and Yang © Maria Kirov

Girl sits on a tree watching flying doves

Doves © Maria Kirov

Parade of funny Carnival characters

Enchanted Masquerade © Maria Kirov

Hare plays flute and is surrounded by smaller enchanted bunnies listening

Happy Hare © Maria Kirov

Woman lifted up by huge balloons and being pulled down by heavy weights at the same time

Heavy © Maria Kirov

Pencil sketch of hands

Hands Pencil Sketch © Maria Kirov