I paint the few minutes when the sky catches fire and the sea takes the color with it.

Orange against pink, gold running into red, waves that build under my hand while I blend. I don’t plan them. I follow the color until the painting comes alive, and that’s where the joy is.

My early seas were grey and cold blue. Now they burn. Somewhere along the way I stopped keeping color to myself, and that’s what my work is about: life is full of color, even when we hide it behind busy days, fears and what-ifs.

Next to the seascapes I paint statement canvases: bold color and words for the things the sea can’t say. Same voice, just louder.

What I’m after is calm power: a painting that lets a room breathe out and still gives it a heartbeat.

If you hang one of these in your home, it’s not decoration. It’s a reminder. That color exists. That calm is possible. That you chose something real over something safe.

— Annija

About the work
Original acrylic paintings, from 12x18 cm minis to 140x200 cm canvases. I’m self-taught, born in Latvia, and have been painting for about ten years. My studio is in Jyllinge, near Roskilde. Studio visits by appointment. Commissions by request.