A Courtesan from Shanghai is on a trip to Saigon with her wealthy protector.

Sing-song Girl in Saigon

He is a Prince who has everything, however he is feeling particularly melancholy on this autumn day. What could he be truly missing from his life.

Lonely Prince

Unlike Princes, Princesses had hardly any autonomy. This Princess has everything money could buy, but no freedom. And she is feeling that particularly hard today.

Lonely Princess

It has been said that in the 1800-Century, noble women would, occasionally, hire courtisans and prostitutes to teach them how to please men in the bedchamber.

Girls visit Harlots

A beautiful mermaid was once captured by a wealthy man and brought to court. 
After a long time of adjusting to her new world, it was decided she should have her portrait painted. Her protector thought it would be interesting to dress her in a garment he purchased while visiting Japan. Where does the mermaid belong now?

Misleading Identity

Long ago there was a poppy field that was rumoured to have trapped a young woman. The fact of the matter was that the poppy field was poisonous, so nobody dared to go rescue the doomed girl. After all, she's just a rumour, right?

The Deadly Poppy Field

Afternoon Honey

Joséphine in Paris

Queen Cleopatra made a bet with Marc Anthony that she could spend 15 million current US dollars on a single dinner. She proceeded to mix her pearl earring, which was worth that amount, into a glass of vinegar, and drank it, winning the bet. 
 
Acrylic on canvas.

15mil Dollar Dinner

A Killer House Wife

Bangerz Miley

Anne Boleyn, the woman who was so sexy she got the King of England to break up with the Catholic church. 
She was the 2nd wife of King Henry the VIII and he had her beheaded after three years of marriage. 
This painting sees Anne through the eyes of the 21st century popculture, she is fun and sassy, and very much inspired by the hit musical SIX. 
 
Acrylic, Glitter and Resin on canvas.

Queen Anne Boleyn

Katherine Howard, the Love Goddess of her era. She was the 5th wife of King Henry the 8th, and his youngest Queen. She became the Queen when she was still a teenager and quickly found herself in the middle of a sex scandal. She was beheaded after being the Queen for only two years. This painting sees Katherine through the eyes of the 21st century popculture, she is young and sexy, and very much inspired by the hit musical SIX. 
 
Acrylic, Glitter and Resin on canvas.

Queen Katherine Howard

Lady Jane Grey, history knows her as the nine day Queen. Jane became the Queen of England by sheer coincidence and was later beheaded as Mary the 1st took to the throne. Jane was truly a victim of circumstance, used by power hungry men who in reality did not know what they were doing. In this painting I wanted to depict Jane as she was, kind and pious and very dedicated to her faith. 
 
 
Acrylic, Glitter and Resin on canvas.

Queen Jane Grey

Marie Antoinette, the infamous Queen of France. Towards the end of her reign the public had began to despise her for her lavish spending and sexual escapades. They loved nothing more than to spread fake news about her, including the very famous phrase ”Let them eat cake”, which Marie Antoinette never said. In fact Antoinette herself wanted nothing except to relax in her private hamlet Le Petit Trianon. This painting sees Antoinette through the eyes of the 21st century popculture, Antoinette is relaxing in her garden while enjoying the famous cake which the peasants couldn’t afford. 
 
Acrylic, Glitter and Resin on canvas.

Queen Marie Antoinette

The Greek mythology tells us two versions of the birth of the Love Goddess Aphrodite. This is the R-rated version where Aphrodite was born from the sea foam produced by the severed genitals of Uranus. She rises from the sea as the beautiful yet dangerous woman that she is. 
 
Acrylic and Mixed Media on canvas.

Aphrodite

In Greek Mythology Eros, the winged God of Sex and Love is depicted here as the new born son of Aphrodite and her lover Ares. Despite her various short comings I wanted to show Aphrodite in cloud nine, cradling her baby, beaming with happiness.

Aphrodite & Eros

In Greek Mythology Psyche, a young Princess, often represented by a butterfly, is Aphrodite's daughter-in-law. After Psyche injures her husband Eros, Aphrodite punishes Psyche by giving her four impossible trials to complete, before she is allowed to see her husband again. This painting depicts Aphrodite at her worst, a conniving and cruel mother-in-law, depriving her son from his wife and unnecessarily punishing her daughter-in-law.

Aphrodite & Psyche

In Greek Mythology Aphrodite falls head over heels in love with a young man named Adonis. She is so smitten with this handsome mortal that she started to neglect Olympus and her duties as a Goddess. This painting depicts Aphrodite and Adonis in a Garden of Eden of sorts. They are locked in a passionate embrace and even though all is well now, there is trouble ahead. The red and white Anemones in flower language means doomed love.

Aphrodite & Adonis

Acrylic, Glitter and Resin on canvas, 36 x 24inc. 
This is painting 3/3 in my AGCW series. Brigitte Bardot the French actress became a bonafide sex symbol in 1956 when she made her most iconic film And God Created Woman. In this portrait I depict Brigitte doing her iconic dance from the movie against the blue backdrop of Saint-Tropez.

And God Created Woman: Brigitte

Lilith, the first woman of mankind and the first wife of Adam. The story goes that Lilith was very strong and independent, and she refused to submit to Adam. This deeply upset Adam, and eventually Lilith got fed up with their constant fighting so she left the Garden of Eden. She wandered the Earth and eventually became the Dark Goddess and mother of all Demons. Lilith is often the symbol of female independence.

And God Created Woman: Lilith

This is painting 2/3 in my AGCW series. Eve, created from Adam’s rib, is his second wife and the woman who famously ate the fruit of knowledge thus damning all mankind. It is said that it was Lucifer himself who coerced Eve to eat the fruit of knowledge, however some texts suggest it was Lilith, Adam’s first wife who inspired Eve to eat the fruit. 
This painting depicts Eve in the Garden of Eden being presented with the fruit of knowledge by either Lucifer or Lilith. 
 
36 x 24, Acrylic and Mixed Media on canvas.

And God Created Woman: Eve

The Artist Heini Mika’s Friday’s as told by her husband Vincent. 
 
Acrylic on Canvas.

T.G.I.F

The artist, Heini Mika, and her husband enjoy a bath for five hours. 
 
Acrylic on canvas.

5 Hour Bath

My impression of New York when I migrated here in 2021.

Coming to NY

Antoinette: The Shepherdess

Antoinette: The Menace

Antoinette: The Queen

Daisy Buchanan is looking at the world through rose coloured glasses. 
 
Acrylic on canvas.

Daisy Dreamer

Elvira Hancock

Laissez-moi vous présenter Barbie, the first female president of the United States of America. In 1991, Mattel's famous Barbie doll made history when she became the first female president of the USA. This painting depicts Barbie during her Inauguration Day. Barbie's look here is her Pink Diamond look, also know as one of the most expensive Barbies ever sold at auction, going for $15000. 
Thirty years later, Barbie still remains the first and only female president of the USA.

The First Female President of the USA

This painting depicts the 1994 Dance Moves Barbie, also featured in the book “Barbie the Popstar.” 
 
30 x 24, Acrylics and Mixed Media on canvas.

Barbie The Popstar

Marilyn in Manhattan

Heini Mika is a Finnish artist living and working in New York City. Heini’s contemporary paintings serves the viewer a palette of vibrant colors and dynamic shapes while she gives you her unique perspective on women, fairytales and history.
"Since forever have women been the subject of great art, but rarely were we allowed to create great art. Being a female artist in the 21st Century, I look to my female idols for guidance and inspiration even though the current society we live in is working very hard to convince me that the women I admire, do not matter because they are/were beautiful and successful. My goal as a female artist is to explore this dichotomy between my female heroines’ pop culture images and their true stories. Why do we love to turn women into legends just to tear them down either publicly or privately. As a Finn I grew up on satire, dark humour and happy endings and that is well reflected in my work. At first glance my cartoonish mixed media paintings may depict my subject’s pop culture image perfectly, which is usually colourful, ditzy and lacking in substance, but I am actually satirizing our perceptions of my female heroines. I am an unconventional woman in the eyes of my society and with my art practice I want to invite viewers to look past the glittering images and see the depth and complexity of the women I paint, myself included.“
www.heinimika.com & Instagram: artistheinimika