We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Tatiana Rugers a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Tatiana, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.
One of the biggest impacts in my childhood was one of my art lesson, when my Art teacher showed the techniques of blending several colors. It felt like magic to me. I still remembers that moment – she painted autumn leaves in art class. She was 8 years old.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Tatiana Rugers is internationally renowned artist, an American professional contemporary painter, based in Florida, USA.
Originally from Russia, in 1993 Tatiana Rugers moved to the USA and became a citizen. Currently she resides in Florida where she works as a full-time professional portrait and Trompe l’Oeil artist.
Her art education started in Russia and later on continued in the USA, Italy and France under many influential instructors . As an Internationally renowned artist she exhibited in France, USA, Italy, Germany, Russia, Netherlands, and Japan at International Art Salons shows. Her paintings are presented in private collections as well in public spaces in the USA, Russia, Italy, Sweden, Mexico just to name a few.
“My style of painting is a combination of my original training in classical methods of oil painting and my ever wandering contemporary views of the subjects and ideas; layering paints, including impasto marks and varnish. Sometimes I use medium and make colored glazes; sometimes just straight paints from the tubes. “
Artist Tatiana Rugers is a member of American Impressionist Society, Portrait Society of America, The National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society, Alliance for the Arts and for many years – member and former host of International Artists Salon Association. As well as Acrylic painters USA
Tatiana Rugers exhibited Internationally in many countries and locally at professional art shows. Tatiana Rugers artwork is in both private and public collections around the world. Tatiana gave many master classes-demonstrations during International Salon shows. Tatiana Rugers exhibited locally in Florida also: at Morean Arts Center, Tampa Art Museum, Scan Design studio, South Tampa Center for the Arts, Center of Neurosomatic studies. She also was published in local newspapers and on TV news.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
The main goal in my work always is to reflect the wonders of the world: in spirit of people when I paint portraits. When I paint Trompe l’Oeils- the wonders of light and shadows which create paintings as 3D illusions. And of course: always experiment and grow in my skills and my vision.
Have you ever had to pivot?
As we look back at history, we all know, that to become a professional artist for women has been always much more challenging then for men. So, in my youth, even though I knew that art is my passion, I got master’s degree in computer science, and worked for several years as consultant-programmer for big corporations. Job was paid well, but I always missed my creativity, my paints and brushes. So at some point I became brave and persistent to follow my passion in art. I took more art classes in Italy and USA and started my business.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://art-tatiana-rugers.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art_tatiana_rugers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tatiana.rugers
Image Credits
Tatiana Rugers