Creating space with paint
Minimalist Art for a busy world
Craving less? Same.
I’m Heidi Hjort, an artist based in Finland, creating abstract minimalist work for quiet homes and thoughtful souls.
My art lives in that soft space between seasons, between thoughts, between things you can name.
It’s for those moments when the light shifts on your floor and you actually notice.
For the ones who crave simplicity—not as a style, but as a way of breathing again.
I paint slowly. Quietly.
Each piece is a reflection of how I move through the world—with soft eyes, a love for impermanence, and a notebook always within reach.
If you’re here, you’re probably the kind of person who collects light.
Maybe you’ve cried over a moss-covered rock or saved a quote in your notes app that no one else would understand.
Welcome. This space is yours too.
Simplicity, not as a style but as a need.
Artist Statement
I create abstract minimalist paintings in acrylic that explore simplicity as both an aesthetic and a necessity.
My work is slow, intentional, and deeply connected to the rhythms of everyday life and the changing seasons.
Much of my inspiration comes from fleeting details—shadows across a wall, the texture of bark, the quiet echo of something that’s almost gone. I’m drawn to the in-between: not quite visible, not quite gone. The places where stillness meets memory.
I believe beauty doesn’t need to be loud to be felt. My paintings aim to create space—visually, emotionally, even physically. They invite the viewer to pause. To breathe. To notice.
I live and work in Finland, and my process is rooted in presence. In the soft light of my studio, surrounded by sketchbooks, brushes, and natural textures, I try to translate what I notice into something that holds space—for myself, and for others.
Artist Bio
Heidi Hjort is a Finnish artist creating abstract minimalist paintings in acrylic. Her work is inspired by quiet moments, changing seasons, and the kind of beauty that’s easy to overlook.
There’s usually no grand idea—just a quiet noticing. A shadow, a texture, a trace of something almost gone. The paintings arrive slowly—from walks, from golden light, from a softness that keeps asking to be seen. They’re shaped by a deep need for simplicity—and by the belief that art can create space, where there wasn’t space before.
Heidi’s background in architecture and a student exchange in Japan introduced her to the wabi-sabi way of seeing: imperfect, impermanent, and deeply enough. That quiet appreciation still lives in everything she makes.
She’s exhibited her work across Finland, and her paintings live in private collections in the Nordics and the US. She works from her home studio near Vaasa, surrounded by notebooks, golden light, and the soft sound of nature just outside.
