Maria Rud lives and works in Edinburgh . Maria began studying Fine Art aged just 7 years old , graduating from Surikov School of Art , Moscow and Academy of Culture , St . Petersburg .
Apart from being a painter , she worked in many art fields including fashion design , book illustration , television , film , stained glass , ceramics and art glass .

Maria had numerous exhibitions. Her paintings are in many collections across the world .

She developed “The AniMotion Show” which brings together painting and music in real time . The concept was launched by the National Museum Of Scotland in collaboration with Evelyn Glennie . Since the launch , the show toured in USA , China and Europe .

Maria’s work has distinctly unique style and is immediately recognisable . Her extensive and inspirational body of work , built up over three decades of ceaseless application , echoes seemingly ancient themes while resonating with the present world .

Maria believes her work should not be intellectualised . The paintings are not the product of the intellect , but visceral expressions of images received “fully formed” in her mind . Each and every painting can be read and interpreted by anyone on a purely emotional level .

Maria Rud

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BLACK FISH by Maria Rud

Mixed-media painting