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Artist Story & Process
The Story
I have been painting since I was a child, even as my beautiful life took me in other directions.
Acts One & Two
A career in local television: Five Emmy Awards, producing promos, programs, documentaries = some of the greatest moments in my life. Healthcare marketing: Commutes, travel, conference rooms, and PowerPoint presentations. Rigorous years doing meaningful work with extraordinary people.
Act Three
The COVID-19 pandemic gave me time to live a more examined life. Communing with hawks, herons, squirrels, robins, ducks, geese, woodpeckers, and trees, I witnessed the natural world awakening as the human world shut down. Spring's wild rising emerged as if nothing else mattered.
Five weeks into the COVID shut down, I started painting trees—purple trees with a yellow sky. Purple trees whisper and shout that anything is possible – that I, too, could be wild and rising as if nothing else mattered.
I have always "known" there is more to life than our five senses would have us believe. With a renewed passion for exploring our interrelatedness with all living beings, I paint part-time while working at a regional nonprofit organization.
May we all go beyond the observable and live as one.
With deep love and gratitude,
Deb
My Process
Nature's elements appear as I paint the background; color, texture, and wood panel (or canvas) intersect. My subconscious has me exploring, getting lost, and finding the courage to keep going. Each painting is a spiritual journey that begins with wonder, with feelings of disorientation in a kind of wilderness. The work is constantly being deconstructed, allowing me to unlearn, relearn, imagine, and discover what wants to be seen.
Toni Morrison said, "Sometimes the Earth's beauty is enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it."
But sometimes, you want to preserve what you have witnessed.
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