Jana Bogmatser

I was born, of little known to many, in the small country of Estonia, in the city of Tallinn. My personal life remains in the shadow of my creativity. I believe that the most important thing in life is the art that I create. I am sure that paintings are much more interesting and meaningful than my personal experiences.
I am an artist who never studied art in the walls of educational institutions, but from an early age, I dreamed of becoming a creator. Drawing was my only way of communicating with the world. Due to circumstances, I could not receive formal artistic education, but despite this, I continued to create.
Now, many years later, I can say that of my works is the result of long and persistent self-development. For the past 14 years, I have worked as a portraitist on gravestones, where I studied the art of creating three-dimensional images with great attention to detail. However, despite the serious and heartfelt work in this field, my personal life has never been as interesting as the paintings I created.
My works are executed in a unique bas-relief style, with each detail carefully crafted with the precision of a jeweler, and the surface is adorned with rhinestones, creating an effect of sparkle and depth. This is a styl...