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Sharing thoughts about my art practice, and works in progress.

Another Painting finds its new home!

July 7, 2012 Deborah Rhee
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Today 'Thin V' is heading to it's beautiful new home here in Dallas!

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Return to a favorite Palette

June 30, 2012 Deborah Rhee
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I painted a series titled 'The Tree's of Brazil' a couple of years ago, as part of my 'Messages from the Soul' Exhibition at 'Chapel off Chapel Gallery' in Australia. Although they were some of my favorite paintings,I had not returned to Autumnal ...

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Dallas Art News - Profile Article

June 19, 2012 Deborah Rhee
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http://www.dallasartnews.com/2012/06/deborah-rhee-through-thick-and-thin-artist-profile-from-australia-to-dallas/ Last week I was approached by Melanie O'Halloran, an Art Journalist from Australia also currently living/working in Dallas. She asked...

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Through Thick & Thin - Up Close

June 8, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Here are most of the paintings that hung in the Live Group Show over the past 2 weeks. (I am yet to photograph two of the final works, i will add them when I do!)

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Sexy!

June 8, 2012 Deborah Rhee
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Today my order of 30Yards of un-primed canvas arrived!I couldn't wait to unwrap it and get stretching. It has been 2 weeks without painting - I've been feeling it!

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Opening Night of "Through Thick and Thin" @ Live Group

May 31, 2012 Deborah Rhee
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What a fabulous turn out we had on Saturday afternoon for the Opening of 'Through Thick and Thin'! A Big Thank you to all that came out on a busy Memorial Day weekend to help make it such a success. It was wonderful seeing all your smiling faces a...

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"Through Thick and Thin" - An exhibition of recent work!

May 9, 2012 Deborah Rhee
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Last week I paid a visit to my friends at 'Live Hair Group' nearby. They have expanded their salon business and taken over the adjoining shop. It is a great space and at present, as they await their new outfit, undressed! Of course, when I saw the...

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Just when I thought #4, in "The Weave Series" was finished

April 27, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Staring at me late in the night, one more layer was begging to be born. Royal Blue was applied sparingly but still recognizable in the weave. This painting, No 4, has now had it's final coat of glaze and is complete! Just a reminder to those of yo...

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CGB Artist Studio's: Open Studio Night

April 22, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Last night I went with a friend to the Open Studio night at Continental Gin Building in Dallas. It houses 30 odd studio's for artists over 3 levels. It is a fantastic old, wooden floored building which oozes creativity on entering. There was a div...

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Why does a painter, paint another painting?

April 22, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Because he can not, not! Sometimes I am as overwhelmed by artworks I see, as excited by their beauty. It can make me wonder who am I to try? But who am I to not? It has taken me a while to see other artists artwork without questioning my own. It i...

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Work in progress

April 15, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Here are the bones going down on a new canvas. I was feeling deKoonings Palette. Let's see where it leads me. I used a palette of Raw Umber, Titanium White, Cadnium Orange, Veridian Green, Cerulean Blue and Burnt Umber.Each layer's color staying o...

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Easter Sunday

April 13, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Thought I would share the view from my Studio this Easter Sunday. It was raining but warm. Such a nice place to be painting or not!

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Creating textural dimension with a new technique

April 13, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Here is the third painting in the series about creating dimension on a flat plane. It is as yet untitiled.I have been working for the past six months on very textural work made of many layers of thick paint. I enjoyed the sculptural qualities of l...

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Finished and Glazed

March 21, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Here are the most recent paintings I have been working on.. Last night in the middle of a huge storm, I glazed them both with their final coats! It was funny because this time last year we had a Tornado warning and my husband, daughter and I were ...

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Looking....seeing....

March 4, 2012 Deborah Rhee

My studio right now! A lot of time in the studio is spent looking. That time is a luxury, time to sit back and look at the work, in different conditions. I work a lot at night, so it is really nice to come out on a sunny day and view them in full ...

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My long awaited Sepia arrived today. Ironic with all this White going on!

March 4, 2012 Deborah Rhee

(Just a little play with the Sepia) Officially tonight, I painted White as a background, Mixing White and Medium straight on the raw canvas. It looked so clean.Overnight, some pools have dripped causing the cross over of the ground and the foregro...

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White: Titanium White, Zinc White and Mixing White!

February 9, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Here is the latest painting of the White Series! I have been in the studio- Whiting everything in sight. It has been a fixation for a couple of weeks now and layers are develping in the build. They are changing into more sculptured works. Digging ...

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2012... A new year, a new focus!

January 10, 2012 Deborah Rhee

Here is the first of the 'Windows Series' December was a month full of family activity. My eldest daughter joined us from Australia, for the holidays and there were many social getherings. I still managed time in the studio but have not photograph...

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Wavelengths Exhibition Video Clip - Melbourne, AU 12/2009

November 11, 2011 Deborah Rhee

During the past week, I have been gathering images to reform the 'Gallery' section on my site...(Sold works, Available works and New works), while doing so, I realized a number of paintings sold from my final exhibition 'Wavelengths' in Melbourne ...

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Lakewood Home Tour Auction donation painting

November 8, 2011 Deborah Rhee

I thought I would share with you the painting I have donated to the 'Lakewood Home Tour Auction'. I hope it sells along with the many other items on Auction and makes some money for our schools! So many people have worked hard to make this weekend...

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