“Winter Bloom”
Watercolor by Deb Slocum

“What do you see?”
“What do you want to see?”

Those two questions form the foundation for all my artwork.  Some artists strive to show the ugliness of the world via shock value and that has never appealed to me either as an artist or a viewer.  That’s not to say that I think art should always be cotton candy and lollipops.  I just believe that you can find beauty in the pain.  So I make a choice to portray subject matter that I find beautiful and uplifting, or find a way to take the sorrow and pains of life and portray them in a way that people can relate to but still find worth in.  Art is a marriage between reality and perception and I hope that through my artwork others will find a connection between the two that is beautiful.

I have rarely taken the expected paths in life, and often made decisions based on what life has thrown my way instead of what my passions were but I FINALLY got where I needed to be…better late than never!  I graduated summa cum laude and received my bachelors degree in art from Shippensburg University in December of 2008.  Since then I have continued to be a student of the arts, expanding my knowledge and techniques and exploring life wherever possible.  This is the place where I find fulfillment and passion…a passion I hope to share with others through my art.  Many of my professors have told me the journey is more important than the end product and I am so thankful to be on a journey which offers such excitement and endless opportunities.  I hope you will continue to follow me on my journey and enjoy the end products as well.