Mireia Planas is a Barcelona-based expressionist artist known for her bold, colorful portraits, semi-abstract landscapes, and playful florals. With a background in Hospitality Management, she traveled and worked across several countries before a life-changing diagnosis at 23 led her to rediscover painting as a way of healing and self-expression. She later studied in the Mastery Program at the Milan Art Institute to refine her craft and artistic vision.
Mireia’s work blends expressionism’s raw emotion with impressionistic touches of movement and light. Her powerful portraits and figures celebrate resilience, while her dreamlike landscapes and florals offer a space for reflection and escape. Through energetic brushwork, rich layering, and vibrant colors, she creates paintings that are both empowering and uplifting.
Working from her home studio in Barcelona, Mireia continues to expand her artistic practice, sharing her work internationally. Whether through a striking portrait or a dreamy, expressive landscape, her goal is to create art that inspires, heals, and transports.
Artist Statement
My art is a celebration of strength, transformation, and emotion, blending expressionistic intensity with moments of impressionistic softness. I love painting bold, powerful portraits and figures that radiate confidence and resilience, while my semi-abstract landscapes and florals create a space for imagination and peace.
I work with dynamic brushstrokes, rich textures, and vibrant color palettes to bring movement and life into my paintings. My portraits and figures embrace raw emotion and individuality, while my landscapes and florals allow my mind to wander—capturing fleeting, dreamlike moments inspired by both reality and imagination.
For me, painting is about freedom and transformation—turning emotions, experiences, and dreams into something visually powerful. Whether through strength or serenity, I hope my art inspires confidence, joy, and a deep connection to the beauty of life.
Process
My creative process is fluid and intuitive, often inspired by emotions, personal experiences, and visual references. I work with mixed media—inks, spray paint, acrylics, collage, and oil paints—to create layered textures and depth.
For my portraits and figures, I focus on bold expressions, dynamic poses, and strong, vibrant colors to convey energy and confidence. My landscapes and florals have a more impressionistic touch, using loose, gestural strokes and soft transitions to evoke a dreamlike quality. These contrasts reflect my artistic journey—balancing power and playfulness, movement and stillness, boldness and delicacy.