Journal

Meeting Maija Tabaka

How lucky to have the only photo of myself and a great painter while i’m talking?! 🙈 Maija Tabaka at the opening of her exhibition at Arsenals, exhibition hall of Latvian National Museum of Art. M. Tabaka is one of most established Latvian painters, having experienced the bohemian times of European art world in Germany in 70’ties and 80’ties as […]
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My willow tree painting

My willow tree painting at a stylish, i think 50’ties inspired, recently redecorated family summer house of @gundegar and @ansisj with beautiful Lotte on stairs 🙂 Their house is also the home of my first plain air painting – Two trouts, oil.  
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Studies at Arts Student League of New York

In 2016 I had the honor to meet a Latvian-American painter Janis Delgalvis who shared about his studies at the Arts Student League of New York in 70’ties. His stories were so inspiring and encouraging, course of coincidences led me to Arts Student League of New York in January 2017 for Anatomy and Drawing course with Peter Cox. This was […]
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Studies at Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London

In 2015 summer, I joined Latvian group of professional painters of various associations at one of the most known plain air gatherings in Vestiena, Latvia. Because of time spent there – head and heart full of new knowledge and ideas – by autumn I was a student at the University of the Arts in London – Central Saint Martins, learning […]
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Plain air with Liesma

In 2015 early summer my friend invited to celebrate midsummer (one of most important Latvian culture celebrations in end of June) with her family at country side of Latvia. Before getting to all cooking and preparations, her aunt took us on a drive, showing the beautiful Cesvaine and places around it. We arrived at a charming country house, apparently a […]
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