The Pearl Collector Natascia Raffio Acrylic on birch wood panel

Acrylic on birch wood panel

The artist’s careful attention to detail and adept brushwork describe subjects that are ethereal and otherworldly

University of California

interior spaces of my sculptures speak about the disparity between our external appearances and the aspects of our inner selves that are unknowable by others

and ultimately tell an old story in a new voice

The Pearl Collector Natascia Raffio Acrylic on birch wood panelDetails About Oil on linen 16 x 12 in. 2023 Framing included Jana Brike was born in Latvia, a small country in the Northeastern part of Europe, while it was under Soviet occupation. Her childhood was bittersweet, molded by dark stories of war and deportation told to her by her grandparents, the cold and conservative atmosphere of catholic church ceremonies, and heightened by breathtaking ballets at the Opera House. Her inspirations are as diverse as