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ABOUT THE
ARTIST
Deb is a self taught Calligrapher and Artist. She started drawing and
painting at an early age. In high school she fell in love with
Calligraphy and painting. Her art teacher was instrumental in helping
her discover
the wonderful world of the Art of Lettering (Calligraphy). For over 30
years she has studied and developed her own style of Hand Script
Calligraphy for wedding and birth certificates, dairy cattle show
signs, banquet programs and more. From this experience, her
Calligraphy has been published in local, state and national dairy
agricultural magazines with logos also designed by her. Most recently
she has found Hand
Engraving as a new avenue to use her skills as a calligrapher. For
this she uses an ultra high speed, diamond tipped devise to
script into crystal and other surfaces.
To add to the
uniqueness of Deb's Studio, she has spent over 30 years developing her skills as an
accomplished painter doing animals portraits, decorative painting, pen
and ink, and watercolor. She has found enormous enjoyment in creating
her animal
portraits and custom work for customers, just to see client's faces light up
with joy. She also finds
great enjoyment teaching and sharing with others the skills she has
learned throughout the years
in color, techniques and seeing the students really enjoy the projects
they complete.
Deb has been a member of the Society of
Decorative Painters since 1982. she is a current member of the Penn
Woods Painters chapter. Introduced to tole and decorative painting
while living in Fresno, California, she studied under Kathy Langdon
and her sister Anitia. This lead her to embrace the art of decorative
painting. Upon moving back to her home state of Pennsylvania she
began attending craft shows in South Central Pa. Inquires came from
individuals wanting to learn how to paint. Deb decided to start
teaching painting classes in her home and then at the local high
school adult education classes, where she is currently sharing her
painting skills. She enjoys offering the community this opportunity to
learn how to paint.
 Deb’s
most outstanding accomplishments include the logos designed for
the Pennsylvania Holstein Association conventions, the Christmas
ornament that was selected to hang on the White House Christmas tree
in 2004, the Cumberland County Historical milk can, and the dairy cows
painted on jars. The Society of Decorative Painter offered the
membership the opportunity to design ornaments for the White House for
2004. Deb’s ornament was chosen with 349 other beautiful ornaments
from all over the world. A special reception was held for all the
ornament painters. What a wonderful experience.
Deb has recently been certified as a Ralph Lauren Paint Professional.
NOTE: The photograph (at top
of page) was taken at the White House with Laura Bush,
the
Christmas of 2004. Deb's ornament was selected for display in the
Blue room.
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DECORATIVE ART
DEB'S CALLIGRAPHY &
AN ILLUSTRATION
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