About

Debra lives in St Catharines, Ontario Canada where she is actively involved in the local art scene. She paints with oils, acrylics and inks and occasionally adds mixed media to her work. She paints what she loves, finding inspiration all around her, including her many travel destinations around the world.

She has studied art with many gifted artists. While at Rodman Hall she took drawing, oil painting and watercolour classes. In recent years, she has traveled to Italy to study plein air painting. She has also taken courses with Flora Bowley and Gwen Fox to refine her skills in abstract painting.

She has exhibited in solo and group shows in Ontario, British Columbia and Italy, was featured in the Port Dalhousie Peer newspaper, and was interviewed for an artist segment with CBC Radio Canada television, as well as CBC Art Circuit in Ottawa.

Art Education
John Skelcher; The Retreat, Italy, Landscape painting
Gwen Fox; Abstract painting
Flora Bowley; Abstract painting
Rodman Hall; Drawing, Oil painting, and Watercolour
Niagara College; Black and white photography, and darkroom developing
Mary Lampman; Palette knife technique
Alice Hood Studio; Colour mixing and oil painting

Publications

The Port Dalhousie Peer Newspaper, St. Catharines, ON
CBC Radio Canada, television artist segment, Toronto, ON
CBC Art Circuit , Ottawa, ON

Artist Statement

Exploring and trying new techniques in art usually leads me to creative paths of interests and joy. I paint bold and colourful images from photographs, real life, or my imagination. I enjoy both oil and acrylic paints, and will vary the sizes of my canvases depending on the vision that I have for my creations.

Everything is of interest to me which is why there is a variety of subject matter in my art. I stylize my canvases with rich colours and texture for a realistic or abstract effect: the composition provides a sense of energy and balance to the artwork.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Pablo Picasso

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