Apple on a branch (2021) Painting by Tamara Rozinskay

Tamara Makhotina (pseudonym Rozinskaya) was born in 1961 in Tbilisi, Georgia. At the age of 12, she moved to Russia. She came to psychotherapy after turning 40, where she counseled and helped women overcome depression.

Tamara discovered painting at the age of 54 when a colleague asked her to support a project on right-brain drawing. During this period, she faced health challenges, and using brushes and paints became a way for her to distract herself and recover emotionally. Painting gave her the strength to appreciate the beauty of life and maintain her optimism.

As a practicing psychologist, Tamara understands better than anyone the importance of having a passion for the soul, something that strengthens one's self-belief, faith in goodness, and the power of actions to change the world. In her professional practice, Tamara began incorporating art therapy techniques. With her help, more than 30 people started painting.

Since 2022, Tamara has been living and working in Belarus as a professional artist. The objects of her inspiration and ideas are the beauty of nature: clouds in the sky, trees in the forest, grass and flowers near the house, the scent of fruits in the garden. For Tamara, painting is an opportunity to bring something beautiful into the world, creating joy and conveying love for the world.

Her painting practice has been shaped by the influence of the Russian school of realistic painting, and it has been enriched by her personal experiments with various oil painting techniques.

• Nationality: RUSSIA
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists