Tatjana Rage

My path in painting has been a strange one — and probably, from the outside, not logical at all.

After art school came architecture university, where I believed there would be creativity and artistic expression in abundance. After years of study, it slowly became clear that there was not just little of it — there was almost none. Watercolor sketches turned into tracings on a lightbox, just to finish assignments before deadlines, and there was no time left for any creative work of my own.

Then came a few years working in architecture, my own business, burnout — and a glimpse of a desire to come back to painting.

And here I am again. The greatest joy for me would be if my sketch or print could give you the feeling I was so missing in those grey and foggy days. Now I feel like I can't get enough of bright colors — and of the love that wakes up in me when I breathe in the smell of oil and turpentine, so hated by many and so loved by me.

Thank you, dear customer — without you, none of this would be possible.
With love, Tanya.

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Riga Technical University
Diploma in Graphic Design, Riga Māras Muižnieces Art School