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Debbie Corina - Finding Light

January 3, 2025 - February 1, 2025

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We are thrilled to have Debbie Corina return to the Thomas Stevens Gallery with a captivating solo exhibit of her encaustic works. Debbie's colorful, expressive, and meticulously crafted compositions invite the viewer into other worlds while presenting emotional insights into this one.

Artist Statement ~ Finding Light
"This series explores the duality of the Human Experience; The weight of existence, and the persistent search for light. It is a study in the undulant, but undying quest for purpose and fulfillment. It does not deny the darkness, but acknowledges it. Confronting it, while seeking the glimmers that illuminate our path forward. At times, that path is bathed in a warm glow, unfettered by burden…at times it is dark and painful to navigate. Each layer of wax represents the tension between the two forces in various ways, and ultimately gives life to the painting. This work is testament to the enduring power of the human spirit to find light even under immense pressure."

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About the artist

Debbie Corina

Cleveland-based artist Debbie Corina moved to Hillsborough, NC in 2009, where she found a vibrant, unique art community. She has found it incredibly inspiring talking to other artists, learning their stories, and seeing their work. Debbie has been creating art for as long as she can remember, and considers it a vital means of expression. Her early work was primarily commissioned portraits rendered in graphite. In 2005, Debbie started Art From The Heart Portraits, fully embracing the challenge of creating expressive work in black and white, taking care to pull out fine details and depict the subject with heart and soul. She later fell head over heels with color. She worked extensively in soft pastel. The immediacy of the medium...being able to quickly paint confident marks of pure, vibrant pigment was alluring. Seeking additional means of expressing brilliant, bold ideas, Debbie began to experiment with Encaustic painting. She was immediately smitten with it. Taking inspiration from nature and emotion, she finds it exciting to see each piece change and grow into something beautiful, and sometimes mysterious. The molten wax often takes on a life of its own, and ultimately becomes just what it is meant to be.
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