Steven Buckler

My work is about more than the landscape, it’s about the sense of being in it. The atmosphere, the light and the colour. For me it is about drawing and painting these bits of our landscape that are normally edited out of our perception and experience.

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Reflected by Steven Buckler © Steven Buckler
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Caught Out by Steven Buckler © Steven Buckler
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Porthmeor by Steven Buckler © Steven Buckler
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Tower by Steven Buckler © Steven Buckler

Steven Buckler is a Falmouth based freelance artist, illustrator and animator, who has recently completed a Masters in Illustration.

He trained as an animator at The Surrey Institute of Art and worked in children’s television for 4 years before going into teaching in 2003. He now has 15 years of experience in teaching art to young people alongside his ongoing artistic career.

Steven exhibits his fine art in galleries across Cornwall and Devon, and has illustrated a number of books, the most recent being “Song For The Forgotten” by Cornish author Natasha Carthew and published by National Trust Books.

Steven has had a number of solo exhibitions and also shown work with The Royal Scottish Academy, The South West Academy of Fine Art and the St Ives Society of Artists.

Courses with Steven Buckler

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Approaching Painting

Liz LuckwellSteven Buckler

Art Courses - Drawing - Beginners

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Active Instance: a024J00000DzNoGQAV, 28-Oct-2024

Ideal for beginners, this course provides a solid grounding in drawing and painting, learning simple and dynamic approaches to build your confidence.

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28 - 31 Oct - 4 days - £495 Full Request

Discover Mixed Media (1)

Steven Buckler

Art Courses - Mixed Media - Landscape

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Course ID: a00Nz00000DetEY
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BU35bIAD, 18-Feb-2025

Learn how to interpret your sketches to produce mixed media pieces that consider composition, observational drawing elements and a blend of materials.

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18 Feb 2025 - 1 day - £120 Book

Everyone Can Draw (1)

Steven Buckler

Art Courses - Drawing - Beginners

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Course ID: a00Nz00000JO1w9
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BU8bVIAT, 17-Feb-2025

Is there something stopping you from drawing, maybe you are lacking the confidence to put pencil to paper and draw the things that you want to?

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17 Feb 2025 - 1 day - £120 Book

Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape

Liz LuckwellSteven Buckler

Art Courses - Mixed Media - Landscape

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Course ID: a001r00000nKFSF
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BktZIAS, 07-Apr-2025

This inspiring course offers exciting new ways to creatively absorb your spectacular St Ives surroundings. With an encouraging and experimental approach, establish a solid foundation in mixed media painting.

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7 - 10 Apr 2025 - 4 days - £525 Book
27 - 30 Oct 2025 - 4 days - £525 Book

Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape

Liz LuckwellSteven Buckler

Art Courses - Mixed Media - Landscape

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Course ID: a001r00000nKFSF
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BuhdIAC, 27-Oct-2025

This inspiring course offers exciting new ways to creatively absorb your spectacular St Ives surroundings. With an encouraging and experimental approach, establish a solid foundation in mixed media painting.

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7 - 10 Apr 2025 - 4 days - £525 Book
27 - 30 Oct 2025 - 4 days - £525 Book

Ink, Paint + Paper (recording)

Steven Buckler

Online Pre-recorded - Mixed Media - Landscape

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Course ID: a00Nz000003WQqc
Active Instance: a02Nz000000U30UIAS, 01-Sep-2026

Learn how to create atmospheric art works on paper, in response to the wild landscape above Zennor, using acrylic inks and paint. 

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£30 Book

Oil Painting Essentials (1)

Steven Buckler

Art Courses - Oil - Beginners

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Course ID: a00Nz00000JO4Fh
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BUB7tIAH, 19-Feb-2025

Have you always wanted to try painting with oils but not sure where to start, which materials to buy and what to paint? In this short course artist Steven Buckler will help you to de-mystify the art of oil painting.

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19 Feb 2025 - 1 day - £120 Book