The Painter of Karepa December 19, 1910. The air in Karepa holds the quiet of a small Estonian village. This is where Richard Sagrits begins. His roots are tied to the Kalame farm, a place of fishermen and tenants on the banks of the Selja river. He grows up surrounded by the textures of North Estonia—the thatched houses, the scent of the coast, and the rhythms of everyday life. These early surroundings form the foundation of his vision. He moves toward Tallinn to study, seeking the technical language required to translate his observations onto canvas. His brush finds its strength in the de…