OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVAS
Collection 2023
I painted this collection at a turning point in my life that started a period of discovery and introspection.
At first, I didn’t think this internal process was reflected in my work. However, upon reflection, I realised that it was. The paintings I created revealed the inner struggles I went through at different times in my life.
![Daisy Lady](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Daisy-Lady.jpg)
Daisy Lady
Oil on canvas, 120×170
![Own Your Red](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Own-Your-Red.jpg)
Own Your Red
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
After a while, You find your style
Your colours true, it’s really You
With every hour, You gain power
And it helps repel, what mean folks yell
Thouhg their scorn, makes You feel torn
What You wear, is not their care
You are steadfast, ignore them at last
Wear high your head, and Own Your Red!
![Narcissus](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Narcissus.jpg)
Narcissus
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
Nobody likes a narcissist, they are shallow, they are vein
Satisfying their own needs first, they deserve none but disdain
No empathy, no compromise, they don’t care enough to try
They take only for themselves, sucking all other people dry
If they’ve never learned to give, maybe you should learn to take
Never receiving what you want, puts your generosity at stake
In truth why not be narcissists, and take a little without shame
For taking is not bad nor evil, if you balance out the game.
![Pink Velvet](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Pink-Velvet-scaled.jpg)
Pink Velvet
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
We make ourselves a gift, one for others to enjoy
But this present that we give, it comes with a cruel ploy
When people see you draped, in that velvet and allure
They come to like the pink, the charade must now endure
At first you see the good, in your beautiful disguise
You relish the sweet belonging, the happiness in their eyes
But deception’s full-time work, it’s hard to see it through
Rather than investing in velvet, it pays off to invest in you.
![The Shadow in the Spotlight](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/The-Shadow-in-the-Spotlight-scaled.jpg)
The Shadow in the Spotlight
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
When you see me in the spotlight, I am always part of We
A helping hand at the edge, the shadow to another’s glee
I tell myself it gives life meaning, and claim that it’s just nicety
Though the jealous void inside, points to codependency
For chained to the ones I follow, I’m reliant and not free
The edge of the spotlight is my prison, and I let others hold the key
Unless I find the courage, to make the spotlight shine for me
I am destined to be a shadow, of the person I could be.
![The Odd One Out](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/The-Odd-One-Out.jpg)
The Odd One Out
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
Every day from dusk till dawn, I struggle and squirm
Feeling like another’s pawn, uncomfortable within my mind
Confined within the social mould, I can’t seem to choose my way
Entangled in its iron hold, I can’t move and I can’t breathe
So why try what doesn’t work, there’s no reason to endure
Being different than the mould, has rich beauty and allure
Let’s embrace our oddities, celebrate their wide array
There is freedom in our strange, it is beautiful to stray.
![Nice](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Nice.jpg)
Nice
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
Burdened, collared and blindfolded, that is how you go through life
Pretty, elegant and nice, can’t cause anybody strife
And because it’s all you know, you can’t even see it’s there
It is not a conscious choice, conditioning is everywhere
By conforming you belong, nice is normal, normal’s nice
Though it drains your life of colour, it’s a virtue, not a vice
You have learned to love the grey, you can’t see the enemy
You embrace what feels familiar, and have no desire to fle…
![Freedom](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Freedom-scaled.jpg)
Freedom
Oil on canvas, 120x170cm
There is a change, so profound, you feel it vibrate in the air around
It comes from deep inside of you, you glow with light, the glow is true
There’s a drumroll, that’s also new, it accompanies your dazzling hew
The drumroll is a thundering roar, that makes your spirit light to soar
It’s your heart that beats this song, walk it’s rhythm, you’ll not go wrong
If you continue this courageous pace, you’ll brave all obstacles that you face
Enjoy your speed and its wild cares, always aim high, don’t settle for less
Hang on tight to this power of yours, never let others blow you off course.
![Attraction](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_3408-scaled.jpeg)
Attraction
Oil on canvas, 100x140cm
![Determination](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Determination.jpg)
Determination
Oil on canvas, 100x140cm
OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVAS BOARD
Collection 2022
Inspired by fashion shows, models and the unconventional way they are dressed, I made a series of digital illustrations and transferred these onto canvas. Elegance, extravagance, the way bodies move and above all the emotions behind the faces… I am fascinated by how all these things can be expressed in drawings and paintings.
![_Why Do Catwalk Models Never Smile__ golden frame 70x90cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Why-Do-Catwalk-Models-Never-Smile__-golden-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-2-scaled.jpg)
Why Do Catwalk Models Never Smile
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Confidence__ golden frame 70x90cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Confidence__-golden-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Extravagance
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Black Boots Marching__gilded frame 70x90cm, off-white passepartout copy](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Black-Boots-Marching__gilded-frame-70x90cm-off-white-passepartout-copy-scaled.jpg)
Black Boots Marching
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Funky Walk on Pink Carpet__golden frame 70x90cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Funky-Walk-on-Pink-Carpet__golden-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Funky Walk on Pink Carpet
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Fresh and Frivolous__golden frame 70x90cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Fresh-and-Frivolous__golden-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Fresh and Frivolous
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
1550€
excl. VAT and shipping cost
![_Rose Mary__golden frame 70x90cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Rose-Mary__golden-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Rose Mary
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Girl in the Mediterranean___black frame 70x90cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Girl-in-the-Mediterranean___black-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Girl in the Mediterranean
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Appearance of The Wilde Fairy__black frame 70x90cm, white passepartout copy](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Appearance-of-The-Wilde-Fairy__black-frame-70x90cm-white-passepartout-copy-scaled.jpg)
Appearance of The Wilde Fairy
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Confidence in Yellow___black frame 70x90cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Confidence-in-Yellow___black-frame-70x90cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Confidence in Yellow
Oil on canvas, 50x70cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 70x90cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_Unfinished Green Coat__black frame 60x80cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Unfinished-Green-Coat__black-frame-60x80cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Unfinished Green Coat
Oil on canvas, 40x60cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 60x80cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_Oversized__black frame 60x80cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Oversized__black-frame-60x80cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Oversized
Oil on canvas, 40x60cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 60x80cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_Distractive Lips__black frame 60x80cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Distractive-Lips__black-frame-60x80cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Distractive Lips
Oil on canvas, 40x60cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 60x80cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-white
![_Devastation in Mariupol__black frame 60x80cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Devastation-in-Mariupol__black-frame-60x80cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Devastation in Mariupol
Oil on canvas, 40x60cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 60x80cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_Fierce and Fragile Revisited__golden frame 60x80cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Fierce-and-Fragile-Revisited__golden-frame-60x80cm-white-passepartout-1-scaled.jpg)
Fierce and Fragile Revisited
Oil on canvas, 40x60cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 60x80cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_The Red Bonnet Girl II__golden frame 60x80cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-Red-Bonnet-Girl-II__golden-frame-60x80cm-white-passepartout-2-scaled.jpg)
The Red Bonnet Girl II
Oil on canvas, 40x60cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 60x80cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Abstract__golden frame 50x60cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Abstract__golden-frame-50x60cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Abstract
Oil on canvas, 30x40cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 50x60cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Pirate Girl with Blue Bandana__golden frame 50x60cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pirate-Girl-with-Blue-Bandana__golden-frame-50x60cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Pirate Girl with Blue Bandana
Oil on canvas, 30x40cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 50x60cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Pink Power in Blue Coat__golden frame 50x60cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pink-Power-in-Blue-Coat__golden-frame-50x60cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Pink Power in Blue Coat
Oil on canvas, 30x40cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 50x60cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_The Watermelon Hat__golden frame 50x60cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-Watermelon-Hat__golden-frame-50x60cm-white-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
The Watermelon Hat
Oil on canvas, 30x40cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 50x60cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Velvet Venus__black frame 50x60cm, blackpassepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Velvet-Venus__black-frame-50x60cm-blackpassepartout-scaled.jpg)
Velvet Venus
Oil on canvas, 30x40cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 50x60cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_The Spaniard__black frame 50x60cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-Spaniard__black-frame-50x60cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
The Spaniard
Oil on canvas, 30x40cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium 50x60cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_Withdrawal from a System Overload__golden frame 60x80cm, white passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Withdrawal-from-a-System-Overload__golden-frame-60x80cm-white-passepartout-1-scaled.jpg)
Withdrawal from a System Overload_
Oil on canvas, 60x40cm
Frame – gilded aluminium, 80x60cm
Passepartout – acid-free cardboard, off-witte
![_Sea Darkness II__black frame 60x80cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sea-Darkness-II__black-frame-60x80cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Sea Darkness II
Oil on canvas, 60x40cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 80x60cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_The Cotswolds in April__black frame 80x60cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-Cotswolds-in-April__black-frame-80x60cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
The Cotswolds in April
Oil on canvas, 60x40cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 80x60cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard
![_Desolate and Aggressive___black frame 90x70cm, black passepartout](https://monikastach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Desolate-and-Aggressive___black-frame-90x70cm-black-passepartout-scaled.jpg)
Desolate and Aggressive
Oil on canvas, 70x50cm
Frame – black lacquered aluminium, 90x70cm
Passepartout – black linen on acid-free cardboard