Press Archive

Americana on Canvas

EncoreOct08 Americana on Canvas October 22, 2008 - Encore Magazine - Lauren Hodges

Article about Deborah Cavenaugh’s new joint show with Gail Sue.

“Most of Cavenaugh’s heartwarming collection, meant to draw from the “inside,” seem like stories from a children’s book: buying fruits and veggies from a farmer’s stand, flying a kit, and frolicking on the beach”

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The Next Frontier

EncoreOct08_2 The Next Frontier October 01, 2008 - Encore Magazine - Lauren Hodges

Hodges’ article about Wrightsville Avenue Working Artist Studios (WAWAS) of which Deborah Cavenaugh is a founding member.

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Art of affirmation

StarNewsCurrentsMar08 Art of affirmation March 20, 2008 - Wilmington Star News - John Staton

Article about Deborah Cavenaugh and the positive messages she promotes from within her art.

“Her bright watercolors, many of them beach and garden scenes or still-lifes inscribed with hand written affirmations (”I’m believing all things are possible”), are instantly recognizable and emit a kind of hard-worn serenity.”

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Two lives less ‘Ordinary’

StarNewsAug07 Two lives less Ordinary August 16, 2007 - Wilmington Star News - Isabel Heiblich

Art Review of “A Celebration of Ordinary Times”

Ms. Heiblich has written a inspirational piece about Deborah’s work and how she weaves her philosophy into her art using the most ordinary of visions.  Ordinary Times was a joint show with nationally renowned artist, Ivey Hayes

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50 Reasons to Love Bald Head Island

HavenAug07 50 Reasons to Love Bald Head Island

August 2007  - Bald Head Island Magazine, Haven - Celia Rivenbark

Deborah’s tribute to a lazy day at the beach, “living in blue sky days,” illustrates one of the always entertaining essays by noted author, Celia Rivenbark

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Article in Wilmington Star News

StarNewsJuly07 Article in Wilmington Star News July 18, 2007 - Wilmington Star News - Heather Ross

Deborah’s greeting card line reaches a national distribution. Ms. Ross writes about the chronology of the card line and Deborah as an artist.

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Pelican Post Magazine Cover

Pelican_May_07 Pelican Post Magazine Cover May 2007 - The Pelican Post - Cover Art

This is Deborah’s second cover for The Pelican Post, a magazine that services the beautiful seaside town of Southport, NC (worth the trip if you’ve never been).  The piece is a print from her line entitled “The way is clear for those who seek” and part of her long going themes of by-the-sea living and Mrs. Mazursky, an iconographic woman who appears in many of Deborah’s paintings.

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Article in Lumina News

2007LuminaNews_Mar01 Article in Lumina NewsMarch 1, 2007 - Lumina News - Marimar McNaughton

The Art Of Architecture

Deborah is featured in this article because of her popular House Portraits and the manner in which she imbues them with a healthy splash of her painting style.

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Local artist encourages kids’ imperfections

LuminaNews_OCT_06 Local artist encourages kids imperfectionsOctober 2006- Lumina News - Abby Cavenaugh

Local artist encourages kids imperfections

Deborah lends her talents to many charitable and good works.  Abby Cavenaugh’s (no relation) article highlights a talk Deborah gave to local school children at the Wrightsville Beach Elementary School in NC about art and learning to accept yourself.

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Article in Wilma Magazine

2006_Sep_Wilma Article in Wilma Magazine September, 2006 - Wilma Magazine - Susan Hance

She opts for happiness in her art

Ms. Hance’s portrait of the artist is a concise and enlightening history of Deborah’s journey and her mission in regard to her work.

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