Oil & Pastel
About the Artist
Debbi is a contemporary artist working in oil and pastel. Influenced by the natural world, she paints simplified landscapes, breaking down elements into their basic shapes and forms using a variety of palette knife and brush applications. She also paints a range of subjects from still life works to full abstractions.
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Reared in Austin, Debbi attended the University of Texas where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Advertising. After ten years in Chicago and Dallas working as a copywriter/Creative Director in ad agencies, she returned to Austin to write and paint. The last 12+ years, she has been painting regularly, taking workshops from accomplished artists, and exhibiting in local and national juried exhibitions. Professionally, she is currently a Creative Director for the in-house ad agency for Dell Technologies, Dell Blue.
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS:
Featured artist for arts section of VoyageHouston summer 2018:
http://voyagehouston.com/interview/art-life-debbi-smith-rourke/
Contributing editor to Life as a Human digital lifestyle magazine, including “An Inspiring Journey in the World of Fantasies and Abstractions.”
Inclusion in “International Contemporary Masters 2009,” published by OMMA Center of Contemporary Art.
EXHIBITIONS:
2017 Group Exhibition, Old Bakery Gallery, Austin, TX
2016 National Juried Abstract Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
2016 West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2016 Select Exhibition, Alina B, Danville CA
2015 Select Exhibition, Alina B, Danville CA
2015 Group Exhibition, Old Bakery Gallery, Austin, TX
2015 Invitational Group Exhibition, The Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX
2014 Group Exhibition, Old Bakery Gallery, Austin, TX
2014 Invitational Group Exhibition, The Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX
2013 Solo Exhibition, Bruegger’s Gallery, Austin, TX
2013 Juried Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Assoc., Austin, TX
2013 Group Exhibition, Old Bakery Gallery, Austin, TX
2013 Solo Exhibition, Howson Public Library, Austin, TX
2013 Group Exhibition, West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2013 Group Exhibition, Austin, TX
2013 Juried Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Assoc., Austin, TX
2013 Group Exhibition, Austin, TX
2012 Juried Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Assoc., Austin, TX
2012 Invitational Group Exhibition, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
2012 Juried Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Assoc., Austin, TX
2011 Juried Exhibition, Studio2Gallery, Austin, TX
2011 Invitational Group Exhibition, Arthouse, Austin, TX
2010 Juried Exhibition, Studio2Gallery, Austin, TX
2010 Group Exhibition, Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2007 Group Exhibition, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY
2007 Juried Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Assoc., Austin, TX
La Rue De La Compagne
Oil on archival canvas panel
8″ H x 10” W Unframed
Multiple framing options
$250.00 – $350.00
Colorado Summer #1
Oil on canvas panel
14″ H x 11″ W unframed
15.5” H x 12.5” W natural-wood & black float frame
19.25” H x 16” W silver or gold plein air frame
21” H x 18” W wide gold crackle frame
$425.00 – $525.00
Somewhere in France
Oil on canvas panel
8” H x 10” W
9” H x 11” W in float frame
13.25” H x 15.25” W in black museum frame
$250.00 – $350.00
Scottish Highlands
Oil on canvas panel
8” H x 10” W
9” H x 11” W in float frame
14” H x 16.25” W in black museum frame
13.25” H x 15.25” W in gold plein air frame
$250.00 – $350.00
Sunset On The Seas
Oil on canvas panel
14″ H x 11″ W unframed
19.25” H x 16” W silver plein air frame
15.5” H x 12.5” W natural-wood & black float frame
21” H x 18” W wide gold crackle frame
$425.00 – $525.00
• SOLD Parade of Palms
Oil on canvas panel
12”H x 16” W
• SOLD Glacier Bay
Oil on canvas
10” H x 10” W x 1.5” D
Painted gallery-wrapped edges
From The Austin Collection
Fort Davis Church
Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas
12” H x 12” W
1.5” painted gallery-wrapped edges
$400.00
Tipsy
Oil on loose, unstretched canvas
Artwork 6.5” H x 4.5” W
Mat size 10” H x 8” W
Framed: 12” H x 10” W
$120.00 – $190.00
Topsy Turvy
Oil on canvas panel
6” H x 6” W unframed
12” H x 12” W gold plein air frame
7.5” H x 7.5” W natural wood / black float frame
$150.00 – $225.00
Balancing Act
Oil on canvas panel
6” H x 6” W unframed
7.5” H x 7.5” W natural wood & black float frame
7.5” H x 7.5” W gold & black float frame
12” H x 12” W gold plein air frame
$150.00 – $230.00
In Unison
Oil on unstretched canvas
Artwork 6.5” H x 4.5” W / Mat 10” H x 8” W
Narrow gold frame: 12” H x 10” W
Wide decorative gold frame: 17” H x 15” W
$120.00 – $190.00
Orbs And Dots
Oil on unstretched canvas
Artwork 6.5” H x 4.5” W / Mat 10” H x 8” W
Narrow gold frame: 12” H x 10” W
Wide decorative gold frame: 17” H x 15” W
$120.00 – $190.00
Dancing Around
Oil on canvas panel
10” H x 8” W unframed
11” H x 9” W in natural wood float frame
17” H x 15” W in wide gold decorative frame
$250.00 – $350.00
• SOLD Moraine Lake
Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas
24″H x 24″ W x 1.5” D
Unframed
From The Austin Collection
• SOLD Mayan Breeze Unframed
Oil on canvas panel
11” H x 14” W
• SOLD Colorado Summer #2
Oil on canvas panel
14″ H x 11″ W unframed
15.5” H x 12.5” W natural-wood & black float frame
19.25” H x 16” W silver or gold plein air frame
21” H x 18” W wide gold crackle frame
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