About the Artist Tanja Bos has lived in Washington, DC since 1989, but is originally from the Netherlands. She received her BFA from the Corcoran College of Art and Design and has an MFA from the University of the Arts. Tanja was surrounded by art when growing up in Europe, influenced by her mother who is a painter and sculptor and still resides in the Netherlands. She grew up watching her mother work in her studio. Tanja's studio is in her Washington, DC home. She has recently shown her works in Gallery Plan b and Ground Floor Gallery in Washington, DC. “I imagine unfocussed images in my mind as I have once envisioned or dreamed an experience. It is not my goal to achieve realism in my work, but to seek an expression of that which is yet to be discovered. I find nature awe inspiring, forever a narrative that speaks to me. I am inspired by my travels in Europe and think often of the passing views of the beautiful scenery.” I use oil paints on canvas or oil on wood. I like to expose the actual wood in a few of the paintings to accentuate the use of the material and its link to nature. I get the desired textured effect in my paintings by scraping, rubbing, diluting or enhancing the density of the paint. © 2009 Tanja Bos. All rights reserved.