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Art association to feature watercolors by Debbie Loyd
GEARHART —This Septem-
ber, Trail’s End Art Associa-
tion will feature the watercol-
ors of award-winning Astoria
artist Debbie Loyd. The pub-
lic is invited to the opening re-
ception from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept.
3, held in conjunction with the
Gearhart ArtWalk. The TEAA
gallery is located at 656 A
St. Meet the artist and view
Loyd’s watercolors along
with the work of other TEAA
member artists. Refreshments
will be served.
Loyd is a native Oregonian
who has lived on the North
Coast for 20 years. She works
only with the challenging
medium of watercolors and
has painted for over 16 years.
Initially, she traded piano
lessons for watercolor lessons
coast
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“Cosmos” by Debbie Loyd.
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“Moons Over Maasai Mara” by Debbie Loyd.
and then continued teaching
herself with books and videos.
She also attended various
workshops along the way.
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artist Ted Nuttall.
Loyd was drawn to water-
color by the spontaneous and
fresh ways the paint mixes
with water on the paper.
“There is so much to learn
about art — techniques, color,
design and composition. One
can always learn something
more,” she says.
Portraits based on
photographs are among her
preferred subjects. “I love the
process of looking back and
forth from the photo to my
painting to fi gure out what
makes that person look like
them. I like to understand
people at a deep level,” she
says. Loyd also enjoys paint-
ing fl owers and scenes in-
spired by photos taken during
a recent trip to Africa.
Loyd is active in showing
her work and in teaching
others. As a member Trail’s
End Art Association, the Wa-
tercolor Society of Oregon,
and Palette Puddlers, Loyd
has exhibited for a number of
years and has won numerous
awards locally, including Best
in Show at the recent Judged
Show at Trail’s End Art Asso-
ciation. Also this year, Loyd
won national recognition for
her watercolor “Cosmos” at
the Emerald Art Center Spring
Exhibition in Springfi eld.
Additionally, she is a
teacher who assists other
aspiring watercolor artists.
She fi nds teaching rewarding
and believes she often learns
more than her students. “I
enjoy seeing the excitement
of someone learning how to
express him or herself through
painting.”
Loyd advises beginning
and experienced artists to be
patient with themselves. “Be
willing to make mistakes
and to paint something more
than once.” She recommends
painting a lot and using the
best materials. “You will
never be happy with what you
paint on cheap paper.”