"I am struck all the time by the astonishing geometry and balance around us, in the quotidian views of skies framed by power poles, phone lines, edges of buildings. It is all around us all the time. And the sky - always the generous expanse of sky. Instant abstractions, rendered in the mundane.

"Fueled by a deep abiding sense of what I would call a nostalgia for rootedness and ‘a place’ to call home, I explored painting portraits of old houses put up for sale. Abandoned, yet faithful, they are replete with psychic vitality that resonates in me.

"Most recently, I have become interested in painting fashion from the past.  I just find myself falling in love with the beauty and the sensuality and the pure pleasure of these bygone glories!

"I love painting because it is physical, smelly, sensual, intimate, slow and fast, patient and quicksilver. It is the perfect portal to peace of mind, sometimes hard-won, and I hope it touches others."
-Deborah Stevenson