Karina Buckingham Artist, City Beach, WA, about Karina
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Celebrate in paint 

Through my art I can express my gratitude for this amazing life, by celebrating Western Australia's natural beauty.

 

The paint allows me to capture the feeling of a time and place, creating a lasting memory of something which is fragile and forever changing. I hope that my paintings will rekindle your own fond memories and bring that wonderful sensation of being surrounded by nature, into your home.

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Karina Buckingham with a handful of brushes.heic

My Story

I have always had my hands covered in paint, during every stage of my life ...

walking, noticing, remembering,
painting 

Every painting I create begins with a walk.

 

Each morning I start my day by getting outside - wandering along the coast or through the trees.

 

This is where I notice and remember - the colours, textures and shapes, the subtle differences each day, the big changes between seasons, and how a place makes me feel.

 

When I'm back in the studio, I use my paints to capture that place on my canvas, so it can't slip away.  I love the feel of paint and enjoy experimenting with unusual tools to create unique marks. I am fascinated by how to maximise depth of field, and finding a balance between energy and calm, that's present in the landscape.

MY dream job

I enjoyed my job as a brand manager for big food companies, but the fast-paced work culture just didn't fit, once I became a mum.

I grabbed the opportunity to create a new career, studying Fine Art whilst raising three young children.

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After graduating in 2013, I continued to practice, practice, practice - honing my skills even further - whilst curating, taking part in group exhibitions and beginning to sell my work.

 

In July 2018, I launched Karina Buckingham Artist as a small business, creating landscape paintings from my City Beach home studio.

 

And now, I've built my dream studio, using the profits from my art sales. A versatile, light filled space situated in our beautiful vineyard garden, in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. It allows me to work on a larger scale, display my paintings to art lovers and share my techniques and passion for paint through workshops.

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I'm proud of the art business I've created and love the flexibility it gives me - splitting my time between Perth and Dunsborough, being simultaneously inspired by both the suburban parks and beaches, and the wild coastline and majestic forests of the South West. 

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