Hi, I'm Debbie! I paint a range of landscape and floral art. 

I have been creating art for as long as I can remember.  I started art lessons when I was ten years old.  My first real piece of art I can recall was a charcoal drawing of trees.  How proud I felt when I saw it framed and hanging on my parents’ living room wall!  I have always loved drawing or painting landscapes.  

In college, I majored in Studio Art at Rutgers College and minored in Art History.  While there, I dabbled in a variety of media such as sculpture, photography, charcoal, pastels, and oil paint.  At Rutgers,  I participated in several art shows.  Then I went on to work in advertising and ended my advertising career as an art director.  

After I had children, I became an elementary teacher for 27 years.  I loved bringing art into my classroom on a daily basis.  My students created pictures to go along with their writing, projects to reflect their reading, and special creations to share with their parents.  

The first time I used watercolor paints was when I took a watercolor class years after I graduated college.  I have been painting primarily in watercolor for many years and enjoy the spontaneity of how the paint reacts on the paper.  I have displayed my paintings in many shows throughout my career and have won a few awards.  The most important part of my painting is how I feel while I’m painting and the joy it gives to others.