Artist Information:
Debbie Leyva
Largo, FL
United States
Member Since: Oct 2001
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Artist Statement:
Reflections
"In search of the muse"
These paintings have emerged
from a deep sense of sorrow
and loss that I have
experienced recently. They
helped me in my search for
meaning. May they shed a
small ray of light on you as
well.
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Associations
Member, Texas Fine Arts
Association
Women’s Caucus for Art
Women in the Visual and
Literary Arts
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www.absolutearts.com/portfolios
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http://www.fine-art.com/members
/21352
Born: Bronx, New York
Artist Statement
I am a self trained Artist.
After 11 years as a Director
of Information Technology at a
Financial Services company, I
felt major burnout and
despair. It was then that I
felt a calling to paint and
create. I purchased a book on
Acrylic painting, but it
remained on the shelf for
about a year before I opened
it.
As a child, I enjoyed coloring
books, sketching, and making
pictures. I took one art class
in school. I abandoned the
notion of becoming an artist.
I had no talent; my people
looked like monkeys and
everything else could not be
identified. 28 years later, I
find an unusual inspiration
that drives me to paint.
My first paintings were
created on ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions
January 3 -24, 2002 Painting
II, Period Gallery, Omaha,
Nebraska
Selection:
"Urban Ghettoball"
January 26 - March 30, 2002
Reactions, Exit Art, NY, NY
Selection:
"War"
Ongoing NURTUREart Non-Profit,
Inc., NY NY
Art League of Houston Flag
Sale
2001-2002 Tradiciones,
Houston, Texas
2001-2002 theARTproject,
Artists Respond to ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Mr. & Mrs. Barney McAnally,
Austin, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. James Haack,
Houston, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
Daniels, Sierra Vista, Az
Ms. Dorothy Herrick, Houston,
Tx
Ms. Marliene Hardman, Largo,
Fl
Ms. Maureen Seeba, Houston, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Daniels,
Wolfeboro, NH ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Debbie Leyva's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Debbie Leyva's Portfolio.
Reflections
"In search of the muse"
These paintings have emerged from a deep sense of sorrow and loss that I have experienced recently. They helped me in my search for meaning. May they shed a small ray of light on you as well.
***
Associations
Member, Texas Fine Arts Association
Women’s Caucus for Art
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts
***
www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/d/dleyva http://www.fine-art.com/members/21352
Born: Bronx, New York
Artist Statement
I am a self trained Artist. After 11 years as a Director of Information Technology at a Financial Services company, I felt major burnout and despair. It was then that I felt a calling to paint and create. I purchased a book on Acrylic painting, but it remained on the shelf for about a year before I opened it.
As a child, I enjoyed coloring books, sketching, and making pictures. I took one art class in school. I abandoned the notion of becoming an artist. I had no talent; my people looked like monkeys and everything else could not be identified. 28 years later, I find an unusual inspiration that drives me to paint.
My first paintings were created on ... |
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Owl, 2004
Acrylic Painting,
8 x 10 X 1 inches
Not for Sale
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