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Timeless Portraits: Paint Love Stories in Acrylics & Water Mixable Oils

Paint love stories that last forever.
Learn my portrait techniques in 7+ hours of 70+ guided HD video lessons.

 
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Art Isn’t a Gift; It’s Something You Grow Into✨

 

Maybe you’ve picked up a brush before and thought,
“This just isn’t for me.”

But here’s the truth: anyone can learn to paint beautifully.
Art isn’t about being born with talent; it’s about joy, curiosity, and practice.

When you learn the right techniques (and give yourself permission to just play), your confidence grows with every brushstroke.

I’ll be there to guide you, helping you build skills, find your flow, and fall in love with the process again.

Let’s make art feel fun, freeing, and full of heart, just like it’s meant to be!

Hi, I’m Marcela Buckley,

 

Hi, I’m Marcela Buckley, an award-winning live wedding and portrait painter celebrated for my soft, romantic style and timeless storytelling through art. Over the years, I’ve had the joy of capturing love stories on canvas for countless couples across Ireland and beyond, transforming fleeting moments into luminous, heartfelt artworks that linger in memory.

Now, for the first time, I’m sharing my complete creative process in my online course, Timeless Portraits: Paint Love Stories in Acrylics & Water Mixable Oils.
Inside, I’ll guide you step-by-step through everything I’ve learned, from selecting meaningful photo references and mixing gentle skin tones to painting expressive features and creating dreamy backgrounds that breathe life into every portrait.

This course is perfect for beginners and light-intermediates who want to paint with emotion, loosen up their technique, and discover their own storytelling voice through art.

Together, we’ll turn blank canvases into stories worth remembering.

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What my audience says about me:

Imagine this moment...

 🎨 You’ve just finished my course.
🎨 You’ve spent hours practicing, exploring, and creating.
🎨 And now, you’re holding a painting that makes you truly proud, one that feels like you.

For so long, you’ve admired other artists and compared your work, wondering if you’d ever get there.
But now you finally see it, the progress, the emotion, the beauty in every brushstroke.

You’re no longer painting with doubt. You’re painting with joy, confidence, and purpose.

When you invest in yourself, you open the door to a creative life that feels fulfilling and real.
Art connects you with who you are, it brings peace, clarity, and that quiet happiness that only creating can give.

Inside the course, I’ll guide you every step of the way.
Together, we’ll explore techniques, color, light, and storytelling, everything you need to grow as an artist and fall in love with your craft again.

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint — and that voice will be silenced.”
Vincent van Gogh

At the end of the course you will be able to:

Confidence

Gain the self-assurance to paint realistic, expressive portraits, from soft skin tones to glowing smiles, with clarity and emotion in every brushstroke.

Technique

Master the use of acrylics and water mixable oils, learn to mix colors from scratch, and create depth, light, and softness in your paintings.

Storytelling

Learn to infuse every portrait with warmth and meaning, transforming simple references into timeless love stories on canvas.

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Course Content

 

The course includes 7 carefully structured modules with 70+ step-by-step video lessons designed to help you learn and practice at your own pace.
You can pause, replay, and revisit any lesson anytime your progress, your rhythm.
It’s perfect for all ages and skill levels, starting from the basics and gently progressing to more advanced techniques.

Because with practice you’ll see your art blossom. ✨ 

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In my course you will learn:

Included in my course fees:

Fundamentals & Materials

We will look together at the materials, basic techniques, and knowledge needed to begin this journey. Approaching a new technique means first learning how best to use the tools at your disposal.

Practical exercises

Theory is important, but what makes you a true artist is practice... Lots of practice! You'll find lots of exercises to get started with and from which to get inspiration. I will show you some tricks that will make your drawings truly unique and masterpieces. 

Lifetime Access

Once you register for the course, you will have lifetime access and you can watch it whenever you want! This will enable you to better learn even the most difficult notions. You don't have a deadline, you can take the course even for 5 minutes a day! This possibility, doesn't it seem incredible?

Flexibility

This is one of the course's strengths: being able to watch the videos wherever you want, whenever you want, and as many times as you want. The course is available from any device so you can watch the course from the comfort of your home or take a single lesson on the train!

Community of artists

As soon as you sign up for the course, you will join a group of people who, like you, share this passion and are following the same course as you. This means you'll be able to exchange ideas, tips or ask questions because you'll be surrounded by people who love art the same way you do!

My daily support

On this journey, you will never be alone! You can write to me and you will receive my feedback as soon as possible, so you will always feel supported. Sometimes, approaching drawing is not easy. You may feel that you are not enough, but don't worry: I will be there to help you, step by step!

... and much more!

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Course Outline

 

 

My painting course is designed to help you grow your artistic skills with joy and confidence. You’ll learn to paint expressively, enjoy the process, and see real progress faster than you think.

HD Video Lessons
All lessons are in full HD, adjust the speed, sound, and quality to match your pace.

Step-by-Step Guidance
Follow clear demonstrations and paint right alongside me as I show you each technique.

Hands-On Learning
You’ll learn by doing, mastering brushwork, color mixing, and composition through practice.

Personal Support
Ask questions, share progress, and connect with others in our private student community.

Lifetime Access
Pause, replay, and revisit lessons anytime, anywhere.

This course makes expressive painting accessible, fun, and deeply fulfilling.
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Bonuses

Extra contents that you will get for free with the course

Speed Painting Mini-Module

This min module is all about painting smarter, not slower. Packed with quick, actionable tips to help you paint faster and with more confidence. I will walk you through my go-to strategies for speeding up your work - from choosing the right tools to managing your time and trusting your instincts.

37$ FREE

Composition Case Studies 

Dive into my creative process as I demonstrate how to transform ordinary portrait references into captivating compositions. You’ll learn how small layout adjustments, thoughtful framing, and subtle storytelling choices can completely change the mood and impact of your paintings.

27$  FREE

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The only difference between the two options is simply how you’d like to pay either a one-time payment or 3 monthly installments.

SPECIAL WEBINAR DISCOUNT – $50 OFF
🎁 Since you joined my live workshop, I wanted to thank you in a special way. You’re getting $50 OFF the full course price, a limited-time offer available only for attendees.
This is my way of celebrating the opening of Timeless Portraits and giving you the chance to start painting expressive, love-filled portraits at the best price it will ever be.

💸 Prices are listed in USD, but don’t worry, you can pay in any currency, and the system will automatically convert it for you.
No matter which payment option you choose, you’ll get instant access to the full course, bonuses, and community so you can start painting right away.

Ready to create portraits that feel soft, romantic, and uniquely yours?
Let’s begin today.💛

One-Time Payment

$197
$147

SPECIAL WORKSHOP OFFER

  • 7+ hours of step-by-step painting lessons
  • 70+ video tutorials to guide you from start to finish
  • 7 thoughtfully designed modules to help you build skill and confidence
  • Certificate of Completion to celebrate your progress
  • Lifetime access to all course materials, revisit anytime, at your own pace
  • My personal support, I’ll be there for you inside the course
  • Full access on any device (phone, tablet, laptop)
  • Exclusive access to a private student community, share your art, ask questions & grow together
  • 14-Day money-back guarantee, no risk, just inspiration
  • 5+ guided art exercises to help you apply every technique you learn
  • 7 downloadable PDFs with reference photos, painting templates, and helpful resource
  • BONUS #1: Speed Painting Mini-Module ($37 FREE)
  • BONUS #2: Composition Case Studies ($27 FREE)

Total Value: $261

Special Price: $147

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Three Monthly Payments

$67
$57

SPECIAL WORKSHOP OFFER

  • 7+ hours of step-by-step painting lessons
  • 70+ video tutorials to guide you from start to finish
  • 7 thoughtfully designed modules to help you build skill and confidence
  • Certificate of Completion to celebrate your progress
  • Lifetime access to all course materials, revisit anytime, at your own pace
  • My personal support, I’ll be there for you inside the course
  • Full access on any device (phone, tablet, laptop)
  • Exclusive access to a private student community, share your art, ask questions & grow together
  • 14-Day money-back guarantee, no risk, just inspiration
  • 5+ guided art exercises to help you apply every technique you learn
  • 7 downloadable PDFs with reference photos, painting templates, and helpful resource
  • BONUS #1: Speed Painting Mini-Module ($37 FREE)
  • BONUS #2: Composition Case Studies ($27 FREE)

Total Value: $261

Special Price: $57

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My Guarantee to Every Student

If you are not satisfied with the courses for any reason, you have the right to obtain a full refund within the first 14 days. This is my guarantee to you, I want all my students to be satisfied. Also, this means that there is no risk as well! Give it a try and experience the program first-hand!

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