My name is Tanya, better known as TanDoll in the art world, and I am a fantasy artist. "TanDoll" is the nickname given to me by my late Great-Aunt Lena. She was the first person to support my interest in art and helped push for me to improve and pursue my artistic talents. Some say that the handle is cheesy, but in all honestly I chose the name to pay homage to the one who pressed for me to become an artist.

Professionally, I have studied printmaking at the local university and have been selling my original artwork on eBay since 1999, and have been a commissioned artist since 2002....

My name is Tanya, better known as TanDoll in the art world, and I am a fantasy artist. "TanDoll" is the nickname given to me by my late Great-Aunt Lena. She was the first person to support my interest in art and helped push for me to improve and pursue my artistic talents. Some say that the handle is cheesy, but in all honestly I chose the name to pay homage to the one who pressed for me to become an artist.

Professionally, I have studied printmaking at the local university and have been selling my original artwork on eBay since 1999, and have been a commissioned artist since 2002. My main medium is a combination of oil pastel and colored pencil, which is quite time-consuming. But, since I focus on quality rather than quantity, I don't mind spending so much time on my work. When I’m not drawing, I am either working a day job that I really loathe or doing my dues as a tattoo apprentice, which I do tend to enjoy.

Art is not only what I want to do for a professional living, it is what I am and how I live. Anything can be art if you look at it the right way. For that opinion and view on life, I am labled a freak. But, really…that is a form of art, as well, so I really don’t mind.