Deborah Dow

Whats New?

I have recently been appointed as Voluntary Arts Ambassador for West Lothian. There is a link to the recent article featured in Lothian Life in the Links section of the site.

In Art:

I would appreciate any feedback on my work which is all original and for sale for prices listed.  Postage in packing is included for within UK, if  buying from outside UK then I will need to add extra to the price once I have calculated exact cost. You can now purchase my paintings online using Paypal.

I have seven new pieces on display at The Strathbrock Partnership Centre in Broxburn, as part of the SPLAT initiative. a community gallery, all of which are for sale for very reasonable prices.

I have also twelve pieces on display as part of  my “Inspiration Exhibition” at Centrex Conference Centre in Livingston. The Exhibition has run from Monday, 21^st September 2009 and consists of acrylic and mixed media work on canvas, all of which is for sale.  The Exhibition is permanent and ongoing at this venue:  Please contact the conference centre on 01506 497 7777 or email cpaton@centrexgroup.com for further details.

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In Music:

I play Tenor Horn with a local Brass Band.   I hope to do well with this.

About Me:

After having my family and a short stay in Australia, we  returned to Scotland and I joined the Livingston Art Association where I found like-minded people who encouraged me and inspired me to concentrate on my art once more.

Abstract art seems to be natural for me as I seem to draw inspiration from around me and put it onto paper or canvas. I often don’t work from a photograph – sometimes images just come to me and I feel the need to draw or paint. Sometimes though,  I see a form or a shape that inspires me, either from life, or from a photograph/piece of work that I have seen.

My work is also inspired by pieces of music and sometimes it can be interpreted by the onlooker what kind of music I was listening to at the time of painting.  I have some such pieces at my Inspiration Exhibition.  One of them “Celtic Roots” painted whilst listening to The Hebridean Suite and another “Dancing Angel” whilst listening to base heavy Dance music.

My influences are celtic and viking as well as baroque, Salvador Dali, Cubist and Palaozzi.  I enjoy flowing movement/flowing form and shapes that may be perceived as organic.

I feel that art is for everyone and that everyone has creativity within them; its just the case of tuning into that particular gift.  I hope that my work conveys the feeling that art can be fun and exciting and perhaps would inspire others to unlock their creativity.