Lazarus Studio in Logan, Kansas, rolls with the hills under a big blue bowl of wide high sky and giant cotton woods. Here an easier life style is still attainable and quiet spaces are not hard to find. Within this setting she has set up a workshop to practice narractives using paint, charcoal, and mixed media as a writer would use pen and paper.

The term "expressionist" is appropriate as paint and charcoal are superb mediums to push around and offer an excellent descriptive narration. The created "stories" do not need verbalizing and offer the viewer a chance to design their own conclusions. Deb's work in figurative is based on family photos. As she researches the infrastructure, the visual results become a synopsis. Her work with the abstract (or non-objective) is an exploration into painting for paints' sake and color relation.

Deb has recently added photography as another medium for expression.

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