About Sinty
Sinty (real name Sintija [pron. Cynthia] Jakane) started to paint with watercolour in 2015, but her journey into art world started long before that. She always loved drawing and painting and her profession is graphic designer. Sinty is originally from Latvia, and she has been living in Connemara (West coast of Ireland) for over decade. Now she shares her time between Connemara and Cape Town, South Africa, spending half of the year in each country. She draws her inspiration for the artworks from everything that has a connection with water – seascapes, boats, beaches etc., as well as animals, landscapes and everything that has bright colours 🙂 Currently her paintings are exhibited in the Ardagh Hotel & Restaurant, Clifden, Ireland. Her works has been exhibited in Clifden Arts Week Festival since 2016 and in International Watercolor Society South Africa, Cape Town. Her works are featured in private collections in Ireland, Great Britain, France, Germany, USA and South Africa. While in Africa, Sinty travels throughout Southern part of Africa and writes photo – blogs about the travels.Â