Kseniia Rakova

I'm Kseniia Rakova, a painter based in Hurghada, Egypt. I have been painting for about ten years.

I work in acrylic with a palette knife, building thick impasto layers so every painting has real relief you can almost touch. In some works I add imitation gold leaf or gold paint — the gold catches the light differently through the day, so the painting changes from morning to evening.

My subjects are lighthouses in stormy seas, rivers at sunset, water lilies, cats and quiet human stories. I want each piece to bring warmth and a little magic into a home.

Every original comes signed, with a certificate of authenticity.

Self-taught artist. I have been painting for about ten years, developing my own palette-knife impasto technique with imitation gold leaf.