RENATE BUCKLEY
RENATE BUCKLEY - Portrait Artist
Silence shared on canvas
As an artist I can be inspired by many things. My work reflects personal experiences, things I've been storing inside for both long and short periods of time.
Drawing was something I always wanted to learn. It was and still is my ambition.
Portraits take a special place in the journey of my creativity. Painting a portrait of someone I know, just met or someone unknown is an amazing experience of connection in which self-discovery takes place.
I never find myself being comfortable staying on one subject or style for long. If the process of a painting becomes automatic or predictable I move on.
Painting to me is a process of connection, sharing from the heart. Where the subject, me and the witness become one.
Education:
Born Riga, Latvia. Dec 4th 1976
1992 - 1997: Riga School of Art and Design
2000 - 2003: Latvian Christian Acadamey, Painting department
2003 - 2007: Latvian Academy of Art, Painting department
After I graduated in 2007 I moved to London where I work and live today.