• Your work is amazing... The way you use color WOW. Your work when I see it makes me fill alive. — J.G.

• Let me just tell you that I have no words to describe how beautiful the painting is. First thing I did when I got back was to hang it on the wall and honestly, it looks even more amazing in real life than in the pictures. — V.G.

• Lena, I am writing to say how much I like your paintings. The colours and application are very exciting. I have earned my living by my paintbrush for the last 54 years and have learned to appreciate the skill and dedication of other artists such as yourself. Never let anything stop you from painting, you have so much to offer. — D.

• You've got so many styles and themes! Their all so consistently amazing it blows me away that you did all of them. You've got a genius for the craft that's really uncommon. Most artists have a hit or miss that uses a contrast of light and dark or an interesting exception or an inspiring idea. But you use every trick art has and do it over and over and honestly I love everything you've done. I've got my favorites... 1001 Nights (both of them), Sweet thoughts, Future Echoes of the Past and the entire Avant-Garde Etude, You and Me and Lost City series... But honestly I absolutely love all of your work. — B.H.

• Your work is simply amazing. I am so in love with so many pieces - I can't decide which is my favorite... You are beyond talented and I was stunned by the beauty of your work. — N.P.