Born and raised in Southern California, Buffy Kaufman uses intriguing color choices and delicate technique, creating captivating pieces that draw you in. She finds inspiration in the colors and textures of nature in the desert, mountains, and coastline. She grew up surrounded by artisans, each worked skillfully by hand with nature. She strives to capture that grit in her watercolors. Being self-taught, she understands the importance of having a pathway to study art. 

Buffy enjoys recycling her studies into instruction. Her teaching background includes 8 years serving as an art mentor to at-risk youth and teaching children’s art classes. In 2019, she transitioned to teaching adult watercolor classes, offering both in person and online workshops. In this season of life, she has found the blessings of community through art, and is forever grateful to each who have been a part of her journey. She is a Signature Member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society and an Art Instructor at The Fallbrook School of the Arts and The Green Art House.

“My core belief is that art is better shared. Daniel Smith embodies this in their culture, community involvement, and access to learning for artists. This, paired with their extensive and versatile color range, provides endless possibilities of color blends, striking value, and color pops. Their Hansa, Quinacridone, and Pthalo color ranges get along together in a way that make learning to mix color fun! Being a nature-inspired artist, I strive to have a variety of texture in my artwork. DANIEL SMITH’s granulating colors excel in this with some colors having no to low granulation while others having sediment that settles into the hills and valleys of the paper’s texture.”