Painting

Debra's artistic process revolves around an obsession with colour, texture, collage and drawing. The beauty in decay, the history, the stories, the faded elegance.

Debra works in inks, pastels, acrylics, dyes, and textiles. She employs a collage-like method, layering her compositions with depth and complexity through marks, rubbing, collaging, and drawing. Guided by her intuitive sense of colour and form, Debra creates a vibrant landscape of experiences, inviting viewers into the ever-changing realm of her imagination. Embracing imperfections and incorporating found objects like worn-out papers and rusted artefacts,dyed fabrics,  she weaves multi-fragmented narratives that evoke mystery and nostalgia, reflecting the diverse urban landscapes that inspire her.

“Architectural forms create mysterious narratives of time - the fragile, broken, cracked, and faded past, plastered over with something brand new. Layers of life, secrets. surprises and revelations.”