Irena Ocepek

A surreal painting showing a giant man in a dark suit with a serious expression standing over a small town, holding an apple in one hand. Behind him, there are small women walking in a line, carrying baskets on their heads, and butterflies flying around. The background features a pastel-colored sky with clouds. 
illustration & visual arts

Irena Ocepek is an illustrator and visual artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, she works across art, illustration, comics, and design. Her practice is grounded in the expressive potential of visual media, creating a dialogue between conceptual depth and visual storytelling.

Irena treats storytelling as a ritual, using narrative and imagination to confront silence and reveal the fragile architectures of belief. She creates liminal spaces where folklore becomes a bridge between the observable and inner realities, navigating the subconscious through layered, poetic worlds.

The Art

A watercolor painting of a woman standing outdoors in a small town, holding an apple. She is surrounded by a group of women who are carrying baskets on their heads. The background features a large, imposing figure of a man with a serious expression, towering over the town, with a sky filled with soft clouds and butterflies.
A pastel drawing of a scene with a girl with long pink hair sitting on a rock, holding a fishing pole, surrounded by fish swimming in waves, with two other girls in the background, and mountains and a moon with a face in the sky.

Kubejski - bard of Slovenian Istrian poetry – Soft pastel on paper, 50 x 70 cm, Price upon request

Be Water! Said the Fairy – Soft pastel on paper, 50 x 70 cm, Price upon request

A drawing of a girl with braided hair, wearing a black dress, sitting beside a white rabbit with pink eyes, under a large orange tree with fluffy leaves and a basket of bread or pastry on top of her head.

Šavrinka – Soft pastel on paper, 50 x 70 cm, Price upon request

A detailed black and white illustration of a town with a prominent bell tower surrounded by trees and houses, with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.

The Historic Village of Kubed – Pen and ink on paper, 21 x 29.7 cm, Price upon request

Colorful pastel drawing of a landscape featuring a large tree on the left with bare branches, a house-like structure in the center, a person sliding on snow, and a rainbow in the sky.

Small Gestures — Dolce Winter – Soft pastel on paper, 21 x 15 cm, Price upon request

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