Debby Austin
Artist
Self-taught and ever learning about art and techniques through workshops, books, and media, I love to explore and immerse myself in abstraction as a way to express landscapes, memories, and nature. A sense of place emerges in my work using acrylic paint on canvas, wood panels, or paper, rarely using a photo, just memory to capture wonderment. It can take minutes or take years to visualize an experience.
Most Important influences in my work are Mark Rothko (articulated how I saw landscape),
Howard Hodgkin (memory and boldness), Helen Frankenthaler (“There are no rules”), Franz Kline (moving paint), Wayne Boucher – an encouraging mentor.
CV
March 2020 – Earth Wind Fire – Group show Marigold Art Gallery
2020 Art lab Workshop – Wayne Boucher
Art lab Workshop – Tom Forrestall
2019 Art Lab Workshop – Wayne Boucher
2019-2020 Douglas School Art Classes – Christene Sandeson
Memberships 2021
Lunenburg Art Gallery
The Fraser Gallery
Truro Art society
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