Tatiana Rugers is internationally renowned artist, an professional contemporary painter, based in Florida, USA. One of the biggest impacts in her childhood was an art lesson, when her Art teacher showed the techniques of blending several colors. It felt like magic to her. She still remembers that moment – she painted autumn leaves in art class. She was 8 years old.
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 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. 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. She also teaches private Art classes.
As we look back at history, we all know that to become a professional artist for women has always been much more challenging than for men. So, in my youth, even though I knew that art is my passion, I got a 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 the USA and started my business.
In the early years of her artist life Tatiana painted in watercolors and oils. Many of her contemporary paintings are done in Oils and Acrylics or mixed media. Favorite styles and subjects are Trompe l’Oeil and Portraits. The main goal of Tatiana Rugers when working on portraits is not exact photographic copy but capturing the essence of the person or subject, emotions and beauty of the heart and spirit. In her view that is what separates art from a photograph. Although there are some great photographers who create incredibly talented and artistic photos.
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Artist Tatiana Rugers. Portrait commissions, Trompe l'Oeil, Original art . Florida artist