Deborah Parrott

Artist Bio:

I’m primarily a self taught artist living in the Toronto area and have been painting and drawing since I was quite young.

I paint mostly in acrylic, but in the last couple of years, I have been doing some collage and mixed media. Although collage may look like a simple process, it is in fact quite challenging and using paper is very unforgiving.

Recently, I have gone back to my roots of sketching, incorporating pen, ink, watercolour and coloured pencil. I look at art as a personal journey, so I never know where it’s going to take me. Two years ago I joined the fantastic group of Toronto Urban sketchers. That has been a huge learning curve as it’s quick and spontaneous.

I have always enjoyed painting animals, and birds in particular are a favourite of mine; they always seem to have their own little personalities. I guess the same could be said for painting people in different environments. Whether it’s a bird, animal, a person or an object, I just like to paint/draw something that catches my eye and evokes a feeling or memory for me. By doing that, I hope to create that same emotion for someone else. It keeps me open to experiencing different things to paint vs the same medium or topic.