Ernestine Bucking Art, Arden, NC
The serene and uplifting style of classically trained and highly honored Austrian-born artist and sculptor Ernestine Bucking is aptly considered to be “Romantic Realism.” The internationally recognized artist has hosted more than 10 one-woman shows across the nation; and she has received numerous awards over the past four decades. During her career, she studied art and sculpture in Switzerland, France, England and Germany.
Ernestine paints in watercolor, acrylic and oil to gently capture on canvas diverse wildlife and floral wonders of the natural world. Her lifelong quest for honesty in her paintings is fulfilled by the careful use of tones and shades that mirror those that appear in nature. She also paints children at play, fascinating people she meets during travels at home and abroad, and interesting old buildings.
An avid art collector commented: “Birds in her paintings seem to move” … and her unique work inspired a noted art critic to write: “Bucking's paintings seem to capture the experience of looking out the window at the same scene every day yet seeing something different each time.”
A popular ingredient in Ernestine's artwork is the enhancement of a purchaser's painting by appropriately inserting the image of a child, a favorite pet, or a valued personal memento. She often carries her imaging onto the frame to add more context and depth. Her paintings are copyrighted, reproduced and sold worldwide; and her work is in numerous public and private collections from Russia to Caracas. Many of her paintings and sculpture pieces are on display at corporations, businesses, and colleges and universities.
Ernestine's artistic talent was obviously inherited, as her mother was an accomplished poet, and her grandfather was a composer, musician and music teacher in Austria. Her lineage includes painters, musicians, poets and composers that instill her works.
Her talents extend to teaching art, and creating sculptures. Her murals, which can be viewed at the Wildlife Educational Center in Brevard, NC, have expanded her reputation.
Ernestine has mounted more than 100 one-woman shows and has won numerous awards. At her present studio and gallery, located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ernestine enjoys new vistas and continues to challenge herself professionally and personally. Her paintings are featured in many public and private collections. she continues to accept commissions from her vast customer base.
Her work is on display in her studio on the bottom level of her spacious home surrounded by gardens in Arden NC where she teaches painting and sculpture.
