Mireia Planas Art

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HEY, I'M MIREIA!

I’m a painter of landscapes and emotions. My work explores memory and nature, using acrylics on raw cotton canvas.

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"Soft Moorland" always made me think of Wuthering Heights, not because it looks like it, but because moorlands have that quiet, romantic feeling. This one feels lighter though, no darkness, no drama, just a calm space where grasses move and pink flowers show up in the soft light.

I really loved painting it; the colors just feel easy and welcoming.

The last picture is AI-generated so you can picture it in a space, but the painting itself is the real thing.

What a productive morning I have had stretching and preparing my canvases for new paintings!

There is something about making things yourself. Lately, I've been trying to do more things, sometimes with help, which is great, but is even more rewarding being able to see that there are times when I don't need it.

I’ve been pouring so much love into this show — painting fragments of places that I have always enjoyed so much.
It would mean even more if you stop by, take a moment, and support local art.
Can’t wait to welcome you!

He posat moltes ganes en aquesta expo — pintant fragments de llocs que sempre he gaudit.
Em faria molta il·lusió que vinguis, t’hi aturis un moment i donis suport a l’art local.
T’hi espero amb moltes ganes!

@laperagallerystudio

I’m really enjoying the idea of painting from my own photos—it makes the process feel even more intimate, authentic, and real.

This morning, I went out with @carlosjo21 and the dogs, searching for that dry, sunlit, slightly harsh landscape I had in mind for a piece of a new collection idea.

For this one, since I need to create all my references from scratch, I’ll be going slower… and I’ll also be incorporating some new things I’ve recently tried (and loved how they turned out).

Stay tuned—this is going to be beautiful.

My process always starts from something — a source, a photograph, or a moodboard.
But once I’m in it, once I’ve built enough layers… it doesn’t look like that source anymore.
It becomes mine: textured, imperfect, shaped by every brushstroke.

This is what works for me — building it slowly, working until it feels right.

🎥 Sharing this glimpse for anyone who’s curious about how a painting evolves behind the scenes.

*The cover picture is made been with AI and the painting is the original one.

Since I started stretching my own canvases, I’ve been saving all the offcuts of raw cotton canvas. I didn’t know what for, just in case an idea came.

Lately, I’ve fallen in love with this material: 100% unprimed cotton. The way it reacts with water and paint is unpredictable and soft, perfect for my kind of expressive painting.

So I picked up the scraps, painted them in my favorite summer palette, warm earth tones, touches of aqua, relaxed brushstrokes. No pressure to make a shape or tell a story.

And then, I started to braid them. Like thoughts weaving together, forming something warm, intuitive, and welcoming.

I had recorded the full painting process… but I messed up and lost the videos. And maybe that’s okay. Because I got this part—the braiding, the stretching, the rethinking—the part that really made these scraps feel beautiful and complete.

This week I have done something I’d been curious about for a long time: I had my birth chart read by @yourcosmicself. And it has surprised me how much it has resonated.

It hasn't predicted my future.
It has just made sense of how I am or create.

This carousel shares 3 most simple things my birth chart has told me about being an artist.

→ Swipe through & let me know your Sun / Moon / Rising if you’ve looked into yours. I’ve just decided to learn hahaha.
→ And if you're curious? Follow that instinct. It might surprise you too.

It’s not easy to sign a painting.
Sometimes, it means you consider your job done. Even if you could work on it again, by signing it you kind of decide: “this is finished.”
So it's like telling the piece: “you’re ready.”

Signing paintings has always been a big headache for me.

First of all, because of my handwriting. It’s weird—because I can draw and paint, but when it comes to writing, my brain makes a different click. My hand gets tired, or it writes so badly it’s hard to understand.
This has happened since my first surgery. Before that, my handwriting was beautiful. Now I have to go slow if I want it to be readable.

Secondly, I’m always doubting what color or material to use. Still a big one for me.

This painting was a last-minute decision.
I wasn’t planning on adding detailed figures to the collection.
Until I saw that picture.

Mostly, I love the colors in this painting.
That aqua is BEAUTIFUL.
The drips were just perfect.
And the playful, friendship feeling those two figures give me…
The dream.

Beautiful ladies 📷 @bevive21 @carlasdrey

*The cover picture is made been with AI and the painting is the original one.

We’re surrounded by fast things.
Fast fashion, fast furniture, fast trends.
But I don’t want my art to be part of that.

I paint with care.
Each piece is a pause, a memory taken from my photo albums that I want to come alive.
Not just for walls, but for homes that are personal.

If you’re choosing slower too—this is for you.

This morning I started the final piece of Down the Memory Lane.
I was missing Barcelona.
So I went back to one of its most honest corners: La Barceloneta.
I picked a photo, opened my palette, and let the colors take the lead.

I hope to see you there!

Espero veure't allà!

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE
Mediterranean Fragments

PEL CAMÍ DELS RECORDS
Fragments del Mediterrani

📍La Pera Gallery Studio, Premià de Mar
📅27 Setembre 2025
🕐 Inauguració 17h-20h
FREE

I WANT TO BE AN ARTIST

They told us we had to decide early.
Pick one path. Stick to it.
Difficult thing to do
Even more when everyone tells you what's acceptable and what is not.

We wait for the big shifts.
New job, new house, new version of ourselves.
But the truth is—most change starts small.
Tiny choices.
Like pausing. Saying no.
Or doing something just because it makes you feel more like you.

That’s what painting is for me.
A reminder that I don’t need to change everything.

Want to connect with art that feels like you—without needing an art degree or a huge budget? You’ll want to follow me.

If you're serious about creating a home that reflects who you are, hit follow now.

I just knew I wanted to paint Tofino, this place in the Vancouver island that stole my heart years ago.

This painting was an uncertain one until I got to the end. And I loved the result. Even more now it's in its house 🩵

@ainguanzopons @_siham_sans_e

Happy birthday to my 🌞🐻🩵 @carlosjo21 . Someone who is always there, full of patience and love and support... For many more next to you!

I didn’t study art.
I just started painting — and kept going.

At first, I thought I had to follow what I saw online:
Big words. Polished posts. A certain way of “being an artist.”

But here’s what actually helped: doing the work, messing up, starting over.
These are 5 things I learned the hard way — as someone figuring it out without a manual.

You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need permission.
You just need to keep showing up.

I have this issue — I never really know when a painting is finished.

I get attached to the middle stage, when things are messy but interesting.

Sometimes I know I could take it further, but I kind of like it half-done.

And honestly, I think I do this in life too.

I stay in situations, routines, projects… even when I know they’re not where they should be.

Anyone else do this?

Most people see the final painting.
But setting up? Organizing? Cleaning brushes? Choosing light?
This part takes forever.
And still—somehow—I keep showing up for it.

I actually like creating content. The painting, the filming, the editing, the writing.

But lately, I’ve been feeling everything just vanishes into the feed.

It’s not the likes.
It’s the feeling that we’ve all started treating art, care, and effort like it’s disposable.

We scroll. We forget.

But behind this post is a person.
Someone who paints, feels, thinks, chooses, shares — with intention.

So if you’re here, and you felt something — don’t let it be a passive moment.
Say something. React.
Not for the algorithm,
but for the human behind it.

I’d love to know what this makes you think.

🎉 Està passant.
La meva exposició “Down the Memory Lane, Pel Camí dels Records” s’inaugura el 27 de setembre a @laperagallerystudio , Premià de Mar.

Aquesta col·lecció està feta de fragments mediterranis — pintats des del record, fotografies i enyorança.

📍 Dissabte, 27.09 – de 17 a 20h
🤍 Entrada lliure

👉 Guarda la data i comparteix-ho amb algú a qui li encanti l’art amb ànima.

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It’s happening.
My solo show “Down the Memory Lane” opens September 27th at La Pera Gallery Studio, Premià de Mar.

This collection is made of Mediterranean fragments — painted from memory, photos, longing.

📍 Saturday, 27.09 – 17 to 20h
🤍 Free entry

👉 Save the date & share with someone who’d love this.

I don’t always feel like listening to music.
Today was one of those days.

I brought coffee into the studio. Lit some incense.
Felt more like listening to a voice —
So I played a @dimitramilan video on YouTube, like it was a podcast.

Today was about precision. Oil details.
Quiet work. Slow focus.
And somehow, that felt just right.

Do you have a ritual that helps you focus or slow down — even on busy days? Do you work with podcasts or with music?

I know I don’t speak perfectly.
And yeah, some sounds are just not happening — because I have half-face paralysis.
But guess what? People still understand me.
I put all my effort into it. And when words don’t come out…
No worries.

I think this one’s going to be the most personal piece in the whole collection.
It’s based on a photo my dad took — my grandpa and my little sister fishing.
There’s a lot of emotion in it for me.
Started with a really watery, intuitive underpainting…
no plan, just letting it come through.

🎥 Sharing the first steps — before it becomes something.

I had the setup: acrylics, a ceramic palette my grandma made, Mediterranean flowers all around.
Everything looked good.

Started painting skin tones. But halfway through I stared at the two figures and thought:
“They’re not standing. Not working.”

So now I’ve decided… oils will have to come in and save the day.

Acrylics did what they could — but this job needs backup.

I’ve never been the sketchbook type.
I’ve tried, but it always felt forced.
So I use my camera.
I walk, I pause, I take a photo.
Sometimes it becomes a painting.
Sometimes it just stays in my memory folder.

Before a single brushstroke, there’s this part.

I buy the raw cotton canvas by the metre, build the frame, stretch it, and apply two coats of clear gesso. It takes a few days before I can even begin painting — and weirdly, I’ve grown to love this stage.

It’s slow. It’s physical. It connects me to the piece in a way no pre-made canvas ever did.

I used to skip showing this part. But lately I think: if someone brings a painting home, maybe they’d want to know where it really began.

If you enjoyed seeing this part of the process, feel free to share

This painting caught me by surprise.
It started like any other — a soft idea, an old photo from Costa Brava, a quiet afternoon in the studio.
But something shifted halfway. The composition, the colors… maybe even the format. It just worked.
I found myself loving the outcome more than I expected.

Funny how the ones you don’t overthink often become your favorites.

Also — I had another little studio buddy with me this week (my sister’s dog).
Maybe that helped too. 🐾

No music.
No voiceover.
Just brush on canvas in the background.

The quiet parts matter too.
🎧 Tap for sound.
↗️ Share if you felt this.

A very productive morning.
I worked on two little 20x20s — a size that usually intimidates me.

But here?
I just enjoyed it.
I loved every part of the process.
These pieces may be tiny, but they feel so simple and full.

I hope you like them as I do, please share your love if you do!

#acryliconcanvas #artistatwork #smallpaintings

These two paintings come from quiet places I didn’t expect to revisit today.

One is from last year at Platja del Trabucador, in the Delta de l’Ebre.
One of those slow, barefoot afternoons where the world feels paused.

The other is from Gavà, on an October day.
It was sunny, warm even—but we were almost alone on the beach.

I’ve always loved both pictures.
And somehow… they made their way onto the canvas.

This isn’t part of my usual work.
It’s something my therapist suggested: to paint without planning, without filtering—just feeling.

So I gave in to abstraction. Used my hands, my brushes, whatever colors I felt like.
It’s not finished. It’s not meant to be.
I’ll come back to it when I need to.

Also… why do I always record in the ugliest clothes I own?
Yes, I do have a wardrobe. No, you’ll never see it in these reels 😂

Save this if you ever need a therapeutic idea.
Have you ever painted just to let something out?

I’ve loved this painting from the very beginning.
Just how it started — pouring paint and seawater onto the canvas, scraping sand into it and watching it stick to the color — it felt incredibly freeing.

Freeing because, for once, I didn’t care about the materials.
I just knew they were going to work with me.

I got completely into the moment — getting messy with sand and blue paint.
There was wind, but it didn’t bother me.
The sun was warm on my skin, but it didn’t burn.

I loved being there — letting go while my loved ones ran and laughed around me.
I felt so calm. So full of love.

Creative freedom in real life? Looks like this.
Came to paint. Planned to film it all.
Forgot the reel halfway through.
Thank god Carlos remembered 😅
The result? One of the most honest painting sessions I’ve had in ages.
No pressure. No perfection.
Just a beach, my brush, and the people I love.
That’s what creative freedom looks like — and I’m keeping it that way.

🎨 Platja del Trabucador
🐾 Carlos + the dogs
🎥 Filmed half on purpose, half by accident

#creativefreedom #pleinairpainting #acryliconcanvas #artistlife #artwithsoul #behindthepainting #paintingoutside

Not my usual setup.
Not my usual pace.
But I loved this.

I’ve followed @victoriarosepark plein air work for years — so I grabbed my stuff, went to the beach, and tried it myself.

Just me, the wind, the paint… and a whole lot of sand everywhere 😂

Definitely doing this again.

#creativefreedom #pleinairpainting #paintingoutside #acryliconcanvas #artwithsoul

Inside: paint tubes everywhere, me chasing light across the canvas, and a growing collection that’s starting to feel real.
Outside: sun, imagined sea breeze, and dog barks.

May gave me a messy studio, stained clothes, and so many ideas.
I’ll take it. 🖌️✨

#ArtistLife #MayRecap #StudioVibe #AcrylicOnCanvas #ArtProcess

We parked in Port Lligat, right by Dalí’s house.
We reached Cadaqués following the quick route Google Maps suggested.

After lunch, I had a brilliant idea:
“Let’s take the scenic route back.”

Camí de Ronda: zero balance, one dog, one clumsy artist, one very patient Carlos @carlosjo21

I even lost a jacket somewhere along a cliff… and didn’t notice.

But somewhere in the middle of the chaos, I took a photo.
A quiet beach moment — the kind that stays with you.
That photo became the starting point for this painting.

What really pulled me in, though?
The invisible threads between the people in that scene.
Their gestures. Their stillness.
Their story.

Still untitled.
If a name comes to mind, I’d love to hear it 💬

#Cadaques #PaintingStory #AcrylicOnCanvas #ExpressivePainting #BeachScene

🎶 “I’m too messy”
The third painting from Down the Memory Lane is finished —
and so is any trace of tidiness in my studio.

But there’s something beautiful in the chaos, at least for me (mama knows it).
The stained papers, open jars, watery brushes, and all the acrylic tubes scattered around...
This mess? It's proof something real is happening.

Want to see the final reveal?
Maybe in a few days.
Until then — let me live in my creative clutter.

#artstudio #ArtInProgress #AcrylicOnCanvas #mireiaplanasart #DownTheMemoryLane #StudioMess #RealArtLife

This is a part of my story.
I’ve lived in different places, worked other jobs, gone through stillness and change.

Now I paint from what I’ve lived, loved, and carried.
These are fragments of me: real, imperfect, and enough.

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Aquesta és una part de la meva història.
He viscut en molts llocs, he fet feines diferents, he passat per aturades i canvis.

Ara pinto des del que he viscut i estimat.
Aquests són fragments de mi: reals, imperfectes i suficients.

About to turn 31.

Not married. No house. No babies.

Just colors and a different kind of timeline.

This is for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re not “where they should be.”

Maybe you are exactly where you are ment to be.

Maybe you’re just growing in color too.

💬 Does this resonate with you?

→ Feel free to share it with someone who needs it.

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A punt de fer 31 anys.

No estic casada. No tinc hipoteca. No tinc fills.

Només colors i un camí que no segueix el guió establert.

Aquest vídeo és per a totes les que us heu sentit fora de lloc.

Potser ets exactament on has de ser.

Potser tu també estàs creixent en colors.

💬 Et ressona? Explica-m’ho.

→ Comparteix-lo si creus que algú més ho necessita

This was a last-minute addition—something instinctive.

I’ve always admired how @victoriarosepark adds textured color marks to her paintings. It feels honest, tactile, and human. That inspired me to try something of my own.

For each painting in my new series, I’m now adding five marks of color, made with pigment and molding paste. They reflect the only colors I see with my bad eye.

I have limited vision in this eye. What stays with me are just a few color blocks—usually five. No detail. Just emotional impressions.

This is the most personal part of the painting.

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Ha estat una decisió d’última hora.

Sempre m’ha inspirat com Victoria Rose Park incorpora marques de color amb textura a les seves obres. És una manera honesta i humana de connectar amb la pintura.

A cada quadre de la nova sèrie hi afegeixo ara cinc marques de color. Reflecteixen els colors que aconsegueixo veure amb l'ull dolent.

Tinc visió limitada en aquest ull. El que em queda són només unes poques taques de color—normalment cinc. Sense detalls. Només impressió emocional.

És la part més personal del quadre.

Every painting has hidden treasures.

This one holds the colors, textures, light, and memories of Collioure… and summer friendships that never fade

Which detail is your favorite?

Save this for when you need Mediterranean inspiration!

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Cada quadre amaga petits tresors.

Aquest conté els colors, textures, llum i records de Cotlliure… i d’aquelles amistats d’estiu que mai s’esvaeixen

Quin detall és el teu preferit?

Desa-ho per inspirar-te amb la Mediterrània!

Summer friendships are the most magical...
Do you have someone you only meet in summer, but when you do, it feels like no time has passed?

This painting was inspired by a photo I took in Collioure, France, that frames a moment that made me think of the perfect summer friendship.

Tell me your summer friendship story below.

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Les amistats d’estiu són les més màgiques...
Tens algú a qui només veus a l’estiu, però quan us retrobeu sembla que el temps no hagi passat?

Aquesta obra està inspirada en una fotografia que vaig fer a Cotlliure, França, que enquadra un moment que em fa pensar en un estiu perfecte amb els amics.

Explica’m la teva història d’amistat d’estiu.

Close-up moments in the studio… I’ve been working on this coastal town painting while listening to the thoughtful words of @brookecormier on her YouTube channel. I really enjoy her insights and the calm, honest way she shares her artistic journey. It feels like the perfect companion while I create

Mornings are when I feel most productive and connected to my work. And although we all know we should "take care of ourselves," I feel (me, the first!) that we rarely give it the space it deserves. Creating in peace, with something inspiring in the background, is my small way of practicing it.

A quiet start to something meaningful.

There’s always something sacred about the first moment of a new painting. This time, it’s the beginning of a very special portrait commission that holds deep personal meaning for the family who entrusted me with it. I love how the soft turquoise flows onto the raw cotton, like a memory taking shape. I can’t wait to see where this journey leads.

I always choose colors that bring calm, warmth, and timeless beauty to a home 💙

This Mediterranean palette will inspire my next work.

👉 Save it if you love this aesthetic for your home.

👉 Share it with someone who dreams of Mediterranean serenity

My studio is imperfect, cozy, and full of tiny rituals I adore 💙

Every morning, these little details bring me peace before I begin creating.

Tell me: what small thing makes your home or space feel special?

I want to hear your answer 👇

When @adriadeluna and @ninablancos wedding day arrived, @carlosjo21 and I knew we wanted to give them something truly personal, and so we thought in a personalized painting, inspired by the sea where we’ve shared such beautiful memories together.

He crafted the frame, I captured the moment on canvas.

This is why I love creating art.

Because the most beautiful gift is one that holds meaning and emotion.

If you’d love to turn a memory into art for yourself or someone you love, I’d be honored to help.
Tell me… what memory would you choose? 👇

#artgift #weddinggift #personalizedpainting

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Quan va arribar el dia del casament de l'Adrià i la Nina, el Carlos i jo sabíem que volíem regalar-los quelcom realment personal, i vam pensar en un quadre personalitzat, inspirat en el mar on hem compartit tants records bonics junts.

Ell va crear el marc, jo vaig capturar el moment sobre el llenç.

Això és el que més m’estimo de crear art.

Perquè el regal més bonic és aquell que guarda significat i emoció.

Si t’agradaria transformar un record en art per a tu o per a algú que estimes, estaria encantada d’ajudar-te.
Explica’m… quin record triaries? 👇

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