ABOUT

Leon Jacques Buchner was born and bred in Cape Town, South Africa.

He studied BA Fine Arts and BA Honours in Literature at the University of Stellenbosch. After two years' compulsory military service he taught art and language for many years before eventually becoming Senior Curriculum Planner for Visual Arts and Design. Now, after early retirement, Leon relocated to France where he is actively painting again. He is also in the process of establishing a private art school at Le Cœur de Léon. The website and blog is therefore dedicated to his new life in France, his art, home renovations and travels.