A space for established and emerging artists to create, collaborate and present their work
Born in Salina, Kansas, Debra grew up in Guam and across the U.S., and currently resides in Austin, TX. From a young age, she developed a love for drawing, painting, and photography; her philosophy is to create images from the heart.
Debra’s artistic styles/techniques range from contemporary to traditional using a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, pastel, graphite, watercolor, collage, and digital art.
You are invited to visit Debra’s online gallery at www.artphotos4you.com.
After over a decade of design experience in commercial art with companies like SicolaMartin, GSD&M and Harcourt, Reynolds has ventured out into the world of plein air, or on sight painting, and impressionist fine arts with bold color, brilliant light, strong images and a movement and style uniquely her own bold vision of her surroundings. Her work explores spontaneous approaches to expressionistic landscapes and provocative, vivid profiles in portraits she renders.
Continuing to develop her talents, Reynolds has studied under contemporary masters including Ann Templeton, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Huihan Liu, Nancy Bush and Robert Johnson. Early influences on her career include Wolf Kahn, Andrew Wyeth, Paul Gauguin, the Blue Rider German expressionists as well as her post-graduate studies in France and in her explorations of Europe.
Work done while faculty at the Austin Museum of Art, AMOA, Laguna Gloria Art School, along with exhibits and membership with Austin Pastel Society and Austin ArtSpace Gallery plunged Reynolds actively into the Austin arts. Viewing her present style preceding her national plein air painting tour this summer will enable the community to gain a deeper sense of the unique characteristics of her art now and anticipate new works at her fall exhibit.
S’zanne Reynolds paintings and other works of art are available at Studio Zanne, and can be found on the website of the same name, studiozanne.com.
Lynn is originally from New York City. She moved to Austin from Queens in 1991. She is influenced by the Italian Renaissance artists — Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, as well as more modern artists such as Mexican Painter Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh, Modigliani. Her influences also include contemporary painter Christian Riese Lassen, who paints wonderful seascapes with marine wildlife from his native land of Hawaii. He became well known in the eighties when famous rock musicians like Van Halen bought his work.
“I’ve always wanted to draw and paint since I was a little girl — painting and drawing what I see around me. I’ve never wanted to do anything else so I keep holding onto the flame of creativity for others who want to see my work finished.”
