Portrait by Chad Wagner (2018)
Tanja Konwinski (b. 1988) is a California born, New York state based artist primarily working in black pen.
I started drawing at age 10 and have for the past two plus decades turned my love for patterns and textures into a dedicated practice. I draw to find relief from the demands and grief of life, an intentional, often private, gift of time spent doing. Doing- without expectation or pressure for a specific result. Doing- in celebration of having the ability to and the life to. Action without fear or hesitation.
In turn, the viewer is invited to pause, breathe, and then reengage with life after a reprieve. Meticulous pattern, detail, and design come together to act as an offering to those seeking a respite in something beautiful.
Tanja owns and operates the stationery and design company Rose Hollow Design, which offers high quality prints of her work as well as custom installations such as her project Reunion.
Tanja works from a wonderful home studio in the Schoharie Valley of New York state.