figurative precision and abstract emotion to build on each other to anchor a cohesive visual language. Robin uses as a rhythm to accumulate a rich tapestry – making her works living histories that welcome the viewer to connect time and space to their own living canvas. Evocative, emotive, evolved. Time does tell, as she unfolds it.

Temporality drives Robin Buxton’s studio practice. In her oil paintings, figurative precision and abstract emotion build on each other to anchor a cohesive visual language. After years in commercial and film production, she has returned to a full-time studio practice in Los Angeles, completing long-standing works and developing a new body of art that reflects the ebb and flow of time.

Robin uses time as a vital structural tool and a steady rhythm to accumulate a rich tapestry. This process makes her works living histories, deeply connecting physical space with time. Ultimately, this structure welcomes viewers to connect time and space to their own living canvas. Evocative, emotive, evolved. Time does tell, as she unfolds it.

Robin Buxton

New York City | Honolulu | Los Angeles

Robin Buxton creates arresting, deeply layered oil paintings that blur the boundaries between figurative precision and abstract emotion. Splitting her time between the creative energy of New York City, the coastal light of Honolulu, and the sprawling landscapes of Los Angeles, Robin channels the distinct rhythms of these three worlds into her canvases.

At the heart of her practice is a profound relationship with time. Robin does not rush a canvas; instead, she treats time as a vital structural tool. Some works erupt in a matter of weeks, while others simmer, breathe, and evolve over the course of a decade. By building, scraping, and accumulating rich layers of oil paint over years, her surfaces become living histories. This deliberate, patient process creates a rare emotional depth that welcomes viewers to step inside, slow down, and discover their own unfolding stories within the pigment.

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The Intersection of Design and Painting

Robin’s work is uniquely shaped by her background in design and film production. Rather than letting rules restrict her, she uses her deep understanding of structural design to anchor her abstract and figurative forms.

• The Canvas as Architecture: She uses balance, tension, and spatial rhythm to organize chaotic, emotional abstract shapes into powerful, harmonious compositions.

• The Physics of Oil Paint: Captivated by the richness and slow-drying nature of oil, Robin uses its fluidity to create luminous glazes and heavy textures that play with light.

• Cinematic Storytelling: Her history in film production influences how she guides the viewer's eye across the canvas, treating each painting like a frozen, dramatic moment in a larger narrative.

By marrying the strict discipline of design with the raw freedom of fine art, Robin creates a captivating visual tension that feels both wildly spontaneous and beautifully deliberate.

Education & Selected Programs

• 1995 – MFA, Painting | The New York Academy of Art (cum laude)

• 1995 – Eric Fischl Workshop | Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts

• 1983 – BA, Design | University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Group Exhibitions

• 2016 – Open Studios, Mana Fine Arts

• 1998 – Take Home a Nude, The New York Academy of Art

• 1996 – Take Home a Nude, The New York Academy of Art

• 1995 – Thesis Exhibition, The New York Academy of Art