Deann has been painting for as long as she can remember. As a
child she attended art lessons with the Toowoomba Art Society,
completed senior Art and then worked as a display artist in retail
and in the media.
Over the years, she has been tutored by various artists including Rex Bachaus-Smith, Andrew Sibley, David Paulsen, Lucya Rae, Judith White, Kim Spooner and Harry Hart. She has also enjoyed attending life drawing workshops, and has an Arts and Design Diploma with the QLD College of The Arts.
Deann has had many exhibitions over the years, both solo and
with other artists, in Toowoomba, Buderim, and Brisbane. Works
are currently hanging in galleries in Brisbane, Montville and
Mooloolaba (on the Sunshine Coast), and in her hometown, Toowoomba.
Her works are represented in private collections throughout Australia,
P.N.G., Canada, U,S,A & U.K.
Deann's work has received awards in the Brisbane Exhibition and
in other shows and competitions. In 2000, A painting, "Future
Shock" was selected to hang in the Flying Art Exhibition, which
travelled throughout QLD. In 2001, her work 'Equine of Angles'
was placed 2nd in the Energex Festival of the Horse Art Competition,
which attracted entries from all over Australia. The Toowoomba
Show awarded her the 2002 Champion Painting of the Show with a
painting titled 'The Joker'. Another, 'Child of my Heart' received
a highly commended in the Brisbane Exhibition. In 2003 she won
the Contemporary section with 'Jaded Jester' and 2nd in the Drawing
section with 'On the Edge', at the Toowoomba Royal Show.
The paintings this artist produces are mostly figurative genre work, (sometimes with a touch of humour, satire or whimsy) they are executed in varying mediums, as she enjoys experimenting with the use of a caricature drawings and ink portraits. Her subjects often are drawn from another time or place. In the main, she enjoys the use of oils, and oil pastels, usually in combination with ink or acrylic, or even with a tar or shellac.
Deann hopes to continue her artistic endeavours, always keen to expand her techniques, and vary her style. Most importantly she hopes to bring enjoyment to those who view or collect her work.
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