For as long as Debbie can remember, she has had a need to be creative. She must tap into that creativity
every single day in some form or fashion. While her main media is oil and acrylic, Debbie could just as easily be doing
a mosiac on a terra cotta pot, knitting a scarf, writing a poem, or re-creating a garage sale find. "I love color! I love texture! I love the magic that comes
from my brush when I am "on a roll". I strive to paint a painting that has a story to tell and, in turn, the
painting whispers that story to you, the viewer," states Debbie.
She is involved with the following organizations...
... Conway League of Artist - Member
... Conway Business and Professional Women - Member
... Fort Smith Art Center - Member; Past Board Member, Secretary, and Newsletter Graphic Designer; Served
on various committees over her seven year tenure
... Center
for Art and Education - Member
... River Valley
Artist Coalition - Member
... BANG Artist
Networking Group - Member
... Artists
of Northwest Arkansas - Member
... Eureka Springs
Art Registry - Member
... River Valley Business
and Professional Women - Member, Past President, Current Vice President; Served on numerous committees
... Arkansas Business and Professional Women - Region 1 Director;
Past Manager/Editor of the state magazine "Arkansas Business Women"; Public Relations Committee
... Fort Smith Altrusa International - Member
... Fort Smith Belle
and Beau Reading Group - Originator and Member
Over the past ten years, Debbie has donated art to Fort Smith Art Center, Alzheimer's Association, and other non-profit
organizations. She enjoys partnering with these worthy organizations in their fundraising efforts.
In addition, at every opportunity, she eagerly promotes the arts in her community.
Debbie considers painting
to be a celebration of color and of life. She says, "Since I started on this journey of painting, I see the
world through different eyes ... colors are more vivid, sunsets delight me immensely, and the sight of a mountain moves
me deep in my soul. My inspiration comes from nature and from life around me. A glorious vibrant sunset ... beautiful
dazzling mountains ... the lapping of an effervescent ocean wave ... the regal birds and spirited animals that live among
us ... the sturdy beauty of a sunflower. In my mind, the only true master and artist is God, filling lives
with many moments of great beauty and pleasures."
