Deb Kirkeeide

Minnesota artist, Deb Kirkeeide, draws her inspiration from her deep connection to nature, and delights in fulfilling her secret desire to fill the world with beautiful things.  With rich expressive brushwork, and a poetic use of color, her oil paintings provide intimate glimpses into nature's stories. Small celebrations of the spirit that will touch the heart, tweak the imagination, and lead you to your own stories.
 Her years of experience as an illustrator and designer inform her creative endeavors and it is only in recent years that she has come to fine art. When she headed west for a plein air workshop in the mountains of Wyoming, she experienced an artistic and personal epiphany that awakened a long buried passion for painting and nature. Committed to this passion ever since, she strives to paint everyday and is a very happy person as a result. 
Statement
"I find inspiration in the graceful curve of a branch, the shimmer of color and light upon a bird's wing, a flower dancing on the wind – each whispers of stories and moments wanting to be shared. My art is the expression of the sense of joy that nature brings to me. I offer my art as a place to rest, discover its delights and to celebrate its beauty. " ~ Deb Kirkeeide