Debbie Eckmier
I have always enjoyed creating art! From drawing, ceramics, knitting, crocheting, and quilting to floral arranging and calligraphy - you name it, and I have probably tried it at one time or another. I got a really bad mark on a project in art class on a drawing that I had spend absolutely hours on and it discouraged me from taking art in high school. I stuck with crafts but I thought I wasn't talented enough to draw or paint.
Almost 30 years ago, my next-door neighbour invited me to a decorative painting class (also known as Folk Art) and I was hooked! I started painting and have not stopped since! I paint in Acrylics, Watercolour and Oils. I also work with Coloured Pencil, Pen & Ink, Scratch Art and Mixed Media - including Art Journaling. If it doesn’t move, I paint on it! |
I love to teach others to paint too. It’s so fun to see others discover how to paint lovely works of art in a step-by-step way to decorate their home or to give as gifts. I teach out of my home studio mostly. I enjoy teaching adults and kids from age 8 and up in group or private lessons. I also do Art Parties in your home with friends or in my studio. Join me for a fun and relaxing 2 - 3 hours and take home a beautiful 16x20 masterpiece to hang in your home! You can learn to paint!
I belong to the KW Society of Artists, Chair the Button Factory Sketch Club, Waterloo County Tole and Decorative Painters Guild (past chair), and the Society of Decorative Artists. I have shown my work with these art organizations at several art shows and at Homer Watson Gallery. I’m a DecoArt Helping Artist and have achieved several other certifications for teaching. I have published my designs online and in painting magazines and taught online Art Journaling classes. I’m also open to taking commissions and pet portraits.
Check out my blog at keepsakesstudioblog.blogspot.ca to view my latest artworks and my website at www.keepsakesartclasses.com to purchase my art and register for classes. Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter to find out art events I’m participating in and the latest classes as soon as they are announced!
I belong to the KW Society of Artists, Chair the Button Factory Sketch Club, Waterloo County Tole and Decorative Painters Guild (past chair), and the Society of Decorative Artists. I have shown my work with these art organizations at several art shows and at Homer Watson Gallery. I’m a DecoArt Helping Artist and have achieved several other certifications for teaching. I have published my designs online and in painting magazines and taught online Art Journaling classes. I’m also open to taking commissions and pet portraits.
Check out my blog at keepsakesstudioblog.blogspot.ca to view my latest artworks and my website at www.keepsakesartclasses.com to purchase my art and register for classes. Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter to find out art events I’m participating in and the latest classes as soon as they are announced!