Maren Ruf

Maren Ruf

When I start working on a canvas, I never know what will come out at the end. I once started painting and I often wondered what happened with me and all those colors. I am playing as long as the process takes me to the end of the image. Well, playing usually is fun – and often hard
work. I mainly work with acrylic colors. Sometimes with egg tempera and also oil. More or less you can find something concrete in the image, often it challenges your fantasy…
When an image is done I mostly get a feeling of being fallen in love. I need to keep the image around me for days or weeks. Then the time comes to let it go…I trust it will find its right and special place in this world.

1947 Born in South Germany
Married, 3 children, 8 grandchildren
1969-1972 Studies in being an Arts teacher.
Since then many different Art studies in art academies and art training centers.
1980-1989 Individual studies with notable artists from Germany, Bulgary, Switzerland, USA…
2002 Master of Arts Degree (MA) at EGS, European Graduate School, Univerity for Arts, Health and Society Division
Since 1984 Numerous exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France” Since 1984 running art courses in „Free Painting“ mainly in Germany, also in Switzerland, France
and Italy
2020 Member of the Artist Collective B4art. www.B4art.sh
The big common artwork of B4art is „Turmbau zu B.“ – an artwork that shows and deals with the
hybris of human megalomania
Usually, I work for myself in a wonderful Atelier within a small village situated at the Ratzeburger
See near Lübeck in Germany.