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ABOUT ME: While in college in Soviet Russia, I was told that I have no talent for drawing or painting. I pursued an architectural degree and for about 20 years worked as an architect for various firms in Russia and the US. In 2009, my dream of being a professional artist overwhelmed the practicality of a stable office job. Fortunately, Russian architectural training mandates serious study in classical drawing and painting, laying important groundwork for the pursuit of my passion. I dedicated my time to systematic studies at classes, workshops, live model sessions, and regular studio work. In 2014, I founded my company, Tummy Rubb Studio, and my art became a full time business. I created paintings, illustrations and public art projects. My focus now is on helping other artists to improve their artistic abilities, to give them tools to achieve their art goals, to find inspiration and courage to create. My art classes are for people who are serious about improving their skills but not interested in a rigid academic setting. I teach through simple but effective demos and exercises and work mostly with water media: watercolor, gouache and acrylic. Through my teaching experience, I am privileged to connect with thousands of artists worldwide, who in their turn help me to continue learning and growing as an artist.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Eliciting the full range of positive emotions in her viewers is the driving purpose behind Ksenia’s art. Whether painting the splendor of spring flora, capturing the essence of human nature in her figurative paintings, or illustrating whimsical animals singing and dancing, Ksenia wants to bring a smile to people’s faces.
Throughout her childhood, Ksenia found herself mesmerized by folk tales and characters brought to life through the art of fantasy. Her body of work is vibrant, energetic and bursting with daring combinations of color and gesture. Following the principles of visual storytelling, she strives to tell the full tale in every piece, whether it be a landscape or a genre scene. Each painting begins with a canvas, but invites you in to further explore your own imagination and build upon the story in a completely unique way.
Among her artistic influences, she considers oeuvre of Art Nouveaux period, Japanese animation and Russian art of late 19th – early 20th centuries.
Throughout her childhood, Ksenia found herself mesmerized by folk tales and characters brought to life through the art of fantasy. Her body of work is vibrant, energetic and bursting with daring combinations of color and gesture. Following the principles of visual storytelling, she strives to tell the full tale in every piece, whether it be a landscape or a genre scene. Each painting begins with a canvas, but invites you in to further explore your own imagination and build upon the story in a completely unique way.
Among her artistic influences, she considers oeuvre of Art Nouveaux period, Japanese animation and Russian art of late 19th – early 20th centuries.