DEBORAH MARTIN
New Artist at George Billis Gallery LA

George Billis Gallery is pleased to announce the addition of Southern California artist Deborah Martin to the Los Angeles gallery roster.

Martin’s realist paintings are inspired by the abandoned habitats and domestic landscapes of the California desert.  In documenting the detritus of the human presence in the desert, Martin coaxes an unexpected beauty from these buildings, automobiles, and random scraps of people’s lives.  Together these objects tell a story of the human need to carve a home out of their sometimes inhospitable surrounding environment.  Her paintings depict the hope of a simpler life that has gone awry in the open air of the desert; warm sunsets cast a gleaming desert light on the landscapes - giving its contents a peaceful final resting place.  This is not to say the paintings feel uninviting; they have a sense of comfort and freedom within them. The soft focus of the artist’s painting style coupled with the de-saturated color pallet (both inspired by Polaroid photography) give a weathered nostalgic feel to the works.



More info on Deborah Martin

Upcoming Exhibition:
Saturday, October 13, 5 - 8 PM
October 13 - November 10, 2011
Deborah Martin received her BFA in paintings from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1992. Her work has been published in New American Paintings, Fabrik Magazine, Blue Canvas, and Los Angeles Art & Literary Magazine to name a few.  She currently lives and works in 29 Palms.