About the print “Standing in the hope of the new day” -
I created this painting for the Pink Ribbon Society of Wilmington, North Carolina.
My paintings usually tell a story using symbols that we all know and remember.
This painting tells the story of a woman on a journey.There is a path. She doesn’t know where it will lead, but she knows that she is on it.There is a fence, and she knows that others have been on the path before her.
The path leads to a rising hill (it is not an easy journey), and to a rising sun (there is hope for tomorrow).
The path is marked by guideposts (she is not alone), and lit by lanterns (maybe there are angels nearby).
She is watched over by a bird, a symbol in all my paintings for God watching over us.
Waiting along the path are sunflowers—maybe a reminder that others are waiting to help her through or maybe a symbol of those who have traveled this path before her.
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(The following piece is a part of a series of essays and poems that inspired paintings by the same title.)
If I could have any wish come true, it wouldn’t be for a skinnier body or a younger face. I wouldn’t wish for a better boyfriend or more money or a quicker intelligence. My wish would be for more faith.
I practice my faith with prayer and words. I go to God everyday with my joys and my sorrows. I expect a lot from him when I am praying and I know, at that moment, He can deliver. But, too often when I am going about my daily life, I behave as if I had no faith at all–afraid that my life will not work out right, fearful of the dark and the unknown. If I am not careful, I can be caught in a mire of doubt and fear about what the day will bring, that saps the joy from the best day. If I am not careful, I will miss the good that is always given.
Why is that? Why can’t I just let go and trust. I don’t exactly know.
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(The following piece is a part of a series of essays and poems that inspired paintings by the same title.)
the heart is the last to forget
Today, we rode through the winding ways
As heart-to-heart we traveled.
Living in this and times gone by
Remembering and wanting.
Wanting something no longer here,
Not here, at least, on this day we travel.
But, alive in a place where I keep safe
The truth that is always remembered. Safe and whole and far from the roads
And the days that weary the wanderer.
Safe in my heart where I recall well
The ways of the times gone by.
All things change.
One thing remains.
In my heart, I know the truth.
And, the heart is the last to forget.
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Deborah painted a special painting “Standing in the hope of a new day” as part of the 2003 Pink Ribbon Fundraiser. In addition to donating proceeds from the sales at the event, the art was featured in the program. Deborah has also created a greeting card from this image.
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September 2003 - Pelican Post Magazine -cover
This popular print of Deborah’s, “Masonboro School” was her first cover on Southport, North Carolina’s entertainment magazine, The Pelican Post. The inspiration for this print came from Deborah’s own experience taking her son to sail in the calm waters near Masonboro Island off Wrightsville Beach, NC.
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July 7th, 2003 - Wilmington Star News - Amanda Green
Deborah is featured in an article, “inside the artist’s studio,” by Ms. Green. It is a great discussion of what is important to Deborah when and where she is painting.
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July 3, 2003 - Lumina News News - Kristina Florea
Deborah lends her talents to many charities and good works. Ms. Florea interviews Deborah discussing her career, her inspirations, and how she came to create this particular piece for the Lumina Daze fundraiser.
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June 2003 - Encore Magazine - Art on Exhibit
Deborah has a one-woman show at Chase Gallery in Wilmington, NC (an affiliate of Chase Gallery, Boston, MA).
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June 19, 2003 - Lumina News News - Kristina Florea
Deborah joins with five other artists to raise funds for the Wrightsville Beach Museum in North Carolina.
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Deborah painted this colorful festival art for the 2002 Festival of Homes in Wilmington, NC. She was also commissioned to create a house portrait for six of the homes on the tour. Working from just the blueprints, she imagined and painted a portrait of the finished home. These portraits graced the homes during the festival and conveyed to the new owners. The festival poster appeared on a magazine cover.
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