Patrycja RUDNIK (b. 1984), When Day Meets Night, 2026

oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, signed lower right: P. Rudnik 2026.

Born in 1984 in Silesia. She comes from a family of artists—not only renowned painters, but also writers and musicians.

She has been working as a professional painter for three years. During this time, she has created approximately 300 paintings, nearly all of which have found buyers. Her works have been acquired by collectors not only in Poland but also in Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Scotland, and the United States.

Despite her relatively short professional career, her work has been well-received by the art community. She has participated in solo exhibitions, including one at the Rybnik Earth Theater, and her painting *Literally Still Life 2* was accepted for auction at the Art in House auction house. Her work has also inspired other artists—the painting *Shh…* was used as the cover for the book *Twarda ścieżka* by Radosław Stopka.

She works primarily in the genres of magical and symbolic realism, increasingly venturing into surrealism. She paints landscapes and still lifes with a mysterious, sometimes alchemical character, inspired by nature—particularly forests, mushrooms, and ancient beliefs. Her paintings straddle the line between the real world and the realm of myth and imagination, creating an atmosphere of silence, transformation, and hidden narrative. Due to her distinctive subject matter, she is sometimes referred to as the “Amanita Painter.”