{"id":7643,"date":"2026-02-03T11:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/?p=7643"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:58:21","slug":"anna-sittniece-an-artist-who-learns-to-see-feelings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/en\/anna-simtniece-maksliniece-kura-maca-redzet-sajutas\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Simtniece \u2014 an artist who teaches us to see feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Simtniece is a painter and illustrator whose creative style is based on peace, nuance, and the ability to notice what often goes unsaid in everyday life. Her works are not loud or flashy \u2014 they are quiet, but deep, inviting you to stop and feel. It is this quality that makes Anna a special teacher in the Paint &amp; Progress environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna is one of the teachers on the Paint &amp; Progress team who shares not only her technical knowledge, but also her perspective on art as a process \u2014 personal, healing, and free from perfectionism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anna-Simtniece-Web1-364ea2b9-663x1024.webp\" alt=\"Anna-Sir\" class=\"wp-image-7644\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6474755372331604;width:331px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anna-Simtniece-Web1-364ea2b9-663x1024.webp 663w, https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anna-Simtniece-Web1-364ea2b9-194x300.webp 194w, https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anna-Simtniece-Web1-364ea2b9-8x12.webp 8w, https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anna-Simtniece-Web1-364ea2b9-600x927.webp 600w, https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anna-Simtniece-Web1-364ea2b9.webp 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anna-Sir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education and creative path<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Simtniece has received professional artistic education in Latvia. Her path in art began <strong>Riga Design and Art High School<\/strong>, where the basics of visual art were learned, and continued <strong>At the Latvian Academy of Arts<\/strong>, where Anna graduated <strong>Fashion design sub-industries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The academic environment has laid a solid foundation for her visual thinking - composition, form, proportion and sense of color. At the same time, Anna&#039;s creative path has not been linear. Before fully focusing on illustration and painting, she also worked as a clothing designer and graphic designer, which has enriched her perspective on material, texture and narrative in the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This multi-layered experience is still felt in Anna&#039;s works\u2014they combine precision with freedom, and structure with feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artistic handwriting and themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>People, nature, and the inner world play an important role in Anna&#039;s creative practice. Her works often feature portraits, symbolic images, and quiet landscapes that speak of emotions, inner balance, and presence in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She works with a variety of techniques\u2014painting, illustration, mixed media\u2014allowing the process to develop organically. Anna does not try to impose a specific interpretation, but rather creates space for the viewer to feel and read the story in their own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her art is about nuance\u2014about the gaze, the silence, the movement, and the feeling that arises between lines and colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-c0f4c47d\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='7648' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" 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Her works have been on display at the exhibition <strong>\u201cBe with yourself\u201d<\/strong>, where painting and illustration invited a calm, inner conversation about self-acceptance and emotional balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna also participates in various cultural and artistic events, including creative events held in Riga, where her works meet viewers outside the usual gallery environment. This experience fosters dialogue between the artist and the audience, as well as enriches her creative practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher at Paint &amp; Progress team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At Paint &amp; Progress, Anna Simtniece is a teacher who brings peace, structure, and a sense of security. Her approach is especially suitable for people who want to paint without pressure and fear of making mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna&#039;s classes don&#039;t focus on the perfect result. 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