Kārlis Dobrājs is one of the representatives of Latvian classical painting. His artistic style is characterised by an academic quality of drawing, an emphasis on the volume of forms and nuanced colouring. In his works, the artist always emphasises the monumentality of figurative painting, masterfully highlighting the central motif of each work: the unchanging female form in nude paintings, the symbolic representation of ripe fruit and flowers in still life, the grandeur of the landscape.
In the early 1960s, the artist graduated from the Janis Rozentāls Art School, then continued his studies at the Art Academy of Latvia, studying under such prominent artists as Boriss Bērziņš and Edgars Iltners. At the beginning of his career, he was passionate about colour, anatomy and the study of Old Masters. However, Renaissance art has always been Dobráj's main source of inspiration and creative reference, as evidenced by the copies he has made of Old Masters. Renaissance aesthetics and principles became the basis of his art, with particular emphasis on ideal proportions, harmony and the emphasis on the human form.