Deborah Czernecky

I have had a life long passion for nature, spirituality of nature and paint. During the past twenty five years my body and soul have traveled extensively across this land, thus nicknaming Canada, "my big backyard". The diverse scenery I have encountered from coast to coast has heightened my sense of landscape formation and structural forms, colors and patterns. Because of its vastness, nature hasoffered an incredible variety of subjects to examine and pursue. At present, I try to combine elements of abstraction and traditional realism in my work. With respect to the spiritual aspect of my work, the simplicity of a landscape displays great power. It commands respect for nature, exposing how insignificant I am... a small integral part of the environment."

Artist's Profile

Deborah was born in British Columbia and lived there until she joined the Canadian armed Forces. During her 20 years with the military, Deborah traveled extensively across Canada. The diverse scenery she encountered in her travels inspired her to become a landscape painter in her spare time. In 1992, having decided to give more space to her artistic side, Deborah retired from the Forces, went to art school and became a full-time artist.

Deborah Czernecky's works of art were once what she herself calls "subdued"; Deborah, at that stage, was rendering her subjects with realistic colours, which, at times can almost seem dull. An interesting event led to her stylistic metamorphosis. In the 1980's, Deborah suffered from a disease in her eyes which caused her to lose her sight temporarily. At that point, she was living in a cloud of white. As her eyesight came back, she was extremely happy to see colour again - that was a crossover point in her painting style. Her paintings are now vibrantly colourful. I consider them energetic and happy. Deborah likes that word "happy" - life is too short to get dragged down!