“I’ve been an artist for the past 35 years. In my most recent works I’ve been using a unique paint-crackling technique I developed to create rich textures and unusual colors. My abstract pieces blend the look of aged oil paintings with a vibrant metallic glow. Because art is in the eye of the beholder, every viewer discovers their own hidden images within the canvas."
"Hi there, I'm Debbie Westman, I have always loved making things, my Mom likes to say that I was born with crayons.
In the 1990’s I sculpted ceramic Indian masks and then moved onto sculpt Day Dreamer Dolls as "Debbie Ward" which I sold in my then home town Santa Barbara for about 25 years.
I was featured in the Santa Barbara News Press and sold at the YES Store and along the Beach board walk on Sundays. I participated in many Art and Harvest Festivals and eventually opened an artists Co-Op called Moonshine Bay.After many years I moved to my home town of Sun Valley, Idaho where I met my Husband Mark, who swept me away traveling for many years. We recently bought a home that has an art studio. Here is where my painting career has taken off, I have always wanted to paint big but I'm messy, finally I have a place to play and get paint everywhere including all over myself.
Recently I had to run my dog to the vet and he took one look at me and said "you must be a painter" I excitedly asked how he knew, wondering if I had some kind of a glow, he said" well, you have a smudge of blue paint across your forehead and paint splattered feet!" so much for a glow.
I don’t have a masters in Art, I am what happens when you let someone take a zillion classes and workshops without supervising them!
I hope you enjoy the paintings as much as I do painting them.
thank you, Deb