Artist Gabriella Buckingham in summer 2025

Explore. Be Inspired. Unfurl into the artist you are meant to be.



Welcome!

I'm Gabriella, here to help you bravely develop your painting and be the best version of you. I've been a professional artist for over 30 years in a variety of ways and I'm always learning more.

I want you to let yourself feel what's exciting and encourage you to be brave with paint, from a place of wonder! Let the magic in and stay curious by letting go of attachment to a particular outcome. Beautiful things happen with this mindset and practice.

Observe what lights you up and be inspired by your discoveries.

Join my painting tips email list From A Place of Wonder here and subscribe to my YouTube channel here.

Now available:

  • £777 or 2 monthly payments of £388.50

Experimental Still Life - Self-Paced

A lifetime-access journey into the rich world of still life painting — a magical subject full of infinite creative possibility. Working primarily in acrylics (and anything else you love), you’ll explore still life through drawing, composition, colour study, and painting at different scales — from life and from intuition. Discover a portal into bold, personal, evolving work — and learn to trust your own way of seeing.

  • £300

Ignite Your Art

Ignite your art by following along with this 4-week long course at your own pace. It's perfect for those who want a kickstart into intuitive or abstract work and need a nudge. After four weeks together watching me create my own collection you'll have explored your process and will have been totally inspired to create your own collection of paintings. Live recorded content and access to me here in the IYA group.

  • £71

Hot Cakes - create a mini collection of art to sell!

Create a collection of artworks to sell like hot cakes! Build anticipation from the start and decide on a marketing approach ideal for you. Decide what to paint and carefully price your work. Watch me create a mini collection of acrylic still-life paintings. This is a self-paced, lifetime access course with an optional group if you'd like to share your work for feedback and you can ask me anything privately.
    

































What do students say?!

Anne Atkinson

anneatkinson.co.uk

I’ve taken two of Gabriella’s courses, Experimental Still Life and Ignite Your Art and have had a 1:1 session with her. Gabriella is warm, generous, fun and passionate about her art, which is infectious. The courses were interesting, informative and inspiring from start to finish. I loved them. Whether you want to paint realistic, semi-abstract or abstract art, there is something for everyone. I learned so much from Gabriella’s live painting demonstrations and she was always available to answer any questions. I really appreciated the small group, which made it possible to get to know other artists and get individual feedback and support from Gabriella, which helped my learning and development as an artist.

Nic Wilson

@nicwilsonwhitworth_art

I would highly recommend this course because I feel like you're in the hands of a true professional, a successful artist but one you can relate to, and most importantly for me a generous spirit and an honest person. I particularly like that Gabriella answers all your requests, offers feedback and is incredibly generous with her time and dedication to your progress. She actually seems to care for her students. I have struggled a bit to keep up as a Beta student and she has been incredibly supportive. The Self Paced Experimental Still Life Programme is an excellent course overflowing with content, well delivered and exciting - like a great big present that feels it's been made especially for you. Kind of delicious!

Hélène Maroutian

@helene_maroutian

I'm only halfway through the lessons and I'm already seeing an influence on my personal work and seeing possibilities for maybe years of painting! The first part of the SPESL reawakened my practice of sketching, which had been neglected for too many years, and I see how important it is to draw. I now sketch anywhere, anytime (or almost) which makes queuing at the post office an exciting moment!  The videos are all helpful to me and I love that you try your own exercises yourself and share your doubts and mistakes with us.
It's really encouraging and motivating. It's fascinating to see a painting come to life from one lesson to another. A big thank you for giving us so much on this course.

From A Place of Wonder

Go to the depths of your curiosity. We have to be brave enough to keep going and follow our desires to paint in a certain way knowing that it might take a long time. You'll probably have to make a lot of mess before something close to what you imagine materialises and repeat this process. It may not be what you thought it would. It's likely to be better!

You are a unique cosmic event. Your creativity and your soul is unique. You owe it to yourself not to stiffle your explorations of your potential just because of some rule another human made. Your superpower is being you. Through my courses and the mindset or mentoring work I do I can help you discover your art.

You'll see that beyond the practical how-to's, there are no rules. My students feel the excitement of their own power to choose what to explore in the way they want to. They become braver, embracing their own art without comparison, and fall in love with their own potential as a new reality unfurls. 

"Great teacher! Loved all the examples and techniques. I am now less afraid of acrylic painting! Ready to have fun."

R. Infuso

" just wanted to reach out and say what you do means a great deal to me, the mailing list, your instagram and everything, I’m not good with engaging and sharing and all that, but just to send you a huge thank you, you make it feel possible to be an artist!"

M. Abrahamsson

“I love her! This teacher is easy to follow and has extraordinary passion. I love learning from her will be taking more classes from this woman!”

Jennifer

Established in 2020 by artist  Gabriella Buckingham.

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See a selection of my students' work at hashtag #braveinpaint or #fromaplaceofwonder on Instagram.

Find me on Instagram @fromaplaceofwonder

and at @gabriellabuckingham

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