Raissa lived most of her life along the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. She currently lives in the quiet
city of Tega Cay, South Carolina, just across the border from the very active art community of
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Although Raissa does not have formal training in the arts, she is very conscious of its benefits on the human psyche. She holds a Bachelor's of Science majoring in Psychology, where she focused her studies on Organizational Psychology. Through her corporate career, she has learned how to strike a
balance between that which provides monetary reward and fulfills us as humans. For her, this balance is obtained through painting, writing, and exercise.
Her paintings represent her exploration of the world around her, where she experiments with different colors and patterns to evoke feeling and movement. Her exploration of the world as she sees it allows her to travel to faraway places every day without going any further than her at-home studio.
