Biography 
Deborah Howard graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts and continued her studies at the Massachusetts College of Art graduate program.  She has exhibited in New York and Boston.

Artist Statement
My goals as an artist have continued to evolve from interpretation to trying to capture and convey a sense of an experience.  Influenced by Outsider Art and the Expressionists, I explore art as a means of expression.  My goal is to produce work on an "internal level" (Kandinsky) with the intent to communicate a feeling to the viewer.  
 
I have also been greatly influenced by the dynamic nature of Cape Cod and its ever-changing landscape is a recurrent theme in my paintings. Having grown up there as a child provided me with an opportunity to observe and experience  both the subtle and significant changes of its environment.  I was able to watch how the light impacts color and feel the weather change as it approached from the horizon.   It is a place I visit often, both in  work and in my life.

My creative process is broken down into two parts.  First, I record into a sketchbook thoughts, images and colors, which relate to specific situations.  This sketchbook/ journal  is then set aside when I begin to paint.  Next, I create marks of color, as intuitive responses to the experiences recorded in the journal.  These energetic brushstrokes create multiple layers, that are built up into suggested imagery.