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Deb Flynn - Watercolour, Digital

Deb Flynn - Watercolour, Digital

Artist Statement
My creative life started on an Etch‐A‐Sketch(which I wore out) and on mountains of paper, through plenty of ink in ballpoint pens and graduated to mechanical pencils,ink nibs, markers and paint brushes. A passionate doodler and a sketcher of everything, especially Zentangles.
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My favourite colour is black. I like to outline everything in black and go from there….could be pencil crayon, could be markers or watercolour/gouache. My favourite subjects are anything mechanical, architectural, or complicated. And I like dramatic skies. I find that my eyesight is diminishing a bit from macular degeneration and the black outlines help me find my way.

I draw/paint or sketch in a photorealistic style inspired by my favourite artist Norman Rockwell. He was an idol to me and I spent a lot of time in his hometown of Stockbridge, Massachusetts drooling over his large works of art and studying his style.

In my many years of graphic design, I became accustomed to creating on a computer. Now that I am retired from that often hectic and deadline oriented insanity, I settled for my iPad where I can create digital works of art in that same realistic style.

I like to create watercolour paintings with some salt throwing, sponge dabbing & water droplet splashing and dramatic skies/clouds being thrown in for good measure.

I’ve come to enjoy on‐site (urban) sketching and other sketches in watercolour, pencil crayon or marker, or sometimes all three.

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  • Current Exhibit
  • About ADG
  • Artists
    • CATHY AMOS
    • DEB FLYNN
    • FAITH HIEBLINGER
    • HARRY KOOY
    • ALISON LUCY
    • NANCY PENG
    • DANIELLE PETTI
    • ROSLYN RAMSAY
    • THE DEAD ANT
    • SHEILA TRINKAUS
  • Upcoming
  • Previous Exhibits
  • Contact