TANYA BAYLISS, A NATIVE OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, HAS TRAVERSED FIVE STATES FROM THE SNOWY NORTH TO THE SUNNY SOUTH. HER ARTISTIC JOURNEY BEGAN WITH COLORED PENCILS IN HER TEENAGE YEARS, SPARKED BY THE OPENING TO THE FAMILY TIES SITCOM FEATURING AN ARTIST PAINTING THE FAMILY, IGNITING HER ASPIRATION TO BECOME THAT PAINTER.

STUDYING FINE ART IN COLLEGE, TANYA SOLD OIL PAINTINGS IN THE LATE 1990S AND EARLY 2000S. TRANSITIONING TO LANDSCAPE AND FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY 2000S, SHE ALSO SHARED HER PASSION BY TEACHING CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES IN 2007 AND 2012-2013.

FROM 2019-2022, TANYA HONED HER SKILLS THROUGH DIVERSE ART CLASSES, COVERING DRAWING, WATERCOLOR, ACRYLICS, AND MIXED MEDIA. TANYA DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISTS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN LIKE LEE KRASNER, HELEN FRANKENTHALER, AND JOAN MITCHELL, AS WELL AS IMPRESSIONISTS MARY CASSATT AND CHILDE HASSAM, AND GEORGIA O’KEEFFE.

SHOP PIECES BY TANYA