Tatiana Godovalnikova was born in the coastal city of Sevastopol in an artistic family with strong cultural traditions.[3] Her father was both an artist and a writer. Her mother, Alexandra Sukhaya, is a famous Russian sculptor.[2][1] From childhood Tatiana was surrounded by love to fine art, classical music and literature. At an early age she decided to become an artist inspired by the beauty of her parents’ artworks. Tatiana started to be interested in Russian Impressionism already from 15 years old. Her favourite Russian painter was and still is Konstantin Korovin.