Debra McEachern-Burton

All my life I have asked the questions common to us all: Who are we? What are we doing here? How did we get here? What is everything made of? What is our purpose? Where do we live in our private moments. Painting and art seem to address these significant questions, not by answering them but by exploring them. That journey is personally significant, revealing an analog to the sciences through a visual first in my deepest thoughts, then expressed visually.
Much of my work is fictioned from energetic references to the science stories about the origin of the universe, the creation of earth, its elements and properties. These are all a great source of inspiration. The pieces tend to be more surrealistic though non-objective in nature, full of parabolic movement, watery references, spherical elements, very much 'feminine' principles. The works are generally conceived and then through an intuitive process, balanced with movement, colour and light.
The digital medium allows me to paint light elements directly into the paintings, a departure from traditional media like oils which allow for the transparency to let light bounce back through glazing.
Creating this work is important to me, it helps me to understand my universe within and without and addresses the questions with us from the beginning.