DEBBIE LEAR

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'I work with various media, flitting between illustrative drawing and pure abstract painting.  

Each painting is the result of many layers, some are concealed, others graspable. 

Weaving various imagery, I interlock colour and form, creating something tangible from memories, imaginings and myth.'

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My art and designs are inspired by the natural world and Celtic and Pagan mythology.  At my home studio I weave folkloric symbolism with native flora and fauna in my creations, which include paintings, prints and stationery.

 

I am located in the South Wales Valleys, near the Brecon Beacons National Park. The scenery is diverse and beautiful throughout all of the seasons.  I enjoy walking the hills and coastline of Wales and it is here that I find my inspiration, immersing myself in the landscape, trying to gain a deeper understanding of my homeland. 

 

We have a word in Welsh, Hiraeth, which translates as a deep longing, or nostalgia for a place or time that is irretrievably lost to you. Creating allows me to soothe the hiraeth, to resurrect times and places through memory and myth.

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Find more of my work at the following sites:

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