by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
These pieces are inspired by the forms of ancient species of plants. They have been existing longer than most other life forms. The qualities that engage me are endurance and adaptability. Ancient Specieoil, Pigment Stick, encaustic, monotype collage, sumi paper on... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
On the subject of blossoming, or, Suggestions of Completion as Humans Through a Darker Patch,encaustic, oil/wax, monotype, plant on panel, 12 x 12 .75Through a Dark Patchoil, wax, monotypes, plant, on canvas panel, 12 x 12 x .125Persistence 4oil, cold wax, canvas... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
These works expressed feelings of finding safety below the surface as well and excavating to find truths, exposing secrets under layers and all the mysteries of complicated existence. Made with paint, paper, drawing, with Dremel or X-acto blades when needed. Signal... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
Earthiness, for me, is about land and soil and the ecosystem below–insects, fungi, lichens, bacteria. Sometimes earthiness is close to the surface, sometimes buried under sea or ice. But it is the foundation of life on this planet. oil, graphite, and cold wax on... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
Drawn or impressed patterns of foliage and contours in oil, wax/encaustic, graphite, exploring the color indigo and its interplay with white and light. Graphite Ice, graphite, oil, encaustic on paper, 37 x 48 inchesIndigo Ice, #4, oil and wax trace monotype, oil,...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
Thinking about the why of making art, and why make art with plant forms as the vehicle for expression and understanding. Vetch, Brugmansia, Fern, black gesso, pigment stick, beeswax and linseed oil, plants dried in glycerin, graphite, artGraf on unmounted linen, 65 x... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
Cut Crystal Cut Crystal refers to a coffee urn whose crystal sides make a grid that has become a recurrent images in many paintings. I use man-made objects–the urn, chairs, vases, or –pitchers to reference human activity–our busy-ness. [ngg...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
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by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
Beneath and Behind: Selloum Philodendron bipinnatifidum has several common names: lacy tree philodendron, selloum, horsehead philodendron. It lives in my studio during the winter and outdoors in the summer. It is a wonderful image to draw for its complex contours and...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
The Singing Tree These works are both painting and drawing. They begin with oil monotypes made from a collagraph plate that includes canvas strips that delineate the musical staff arrangements, and other patterns such as leaves and metal mesh. The Rives BFK paper is... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
A ceramic red fish becomes a wounded heart, grieving all that is happening around me. Ancient Heart Woundsoil, mixed media, paper, canvas, 48 x 48Tropical Heartoil, mixed media, paper, 49 x 43Telltale Heartoil, mixed media, paper, canvas, 48 x 48Heart Disguisedoil,... by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
A series built on the transfer of imagery to and from each piece. A painted canvas might be used as a monotype plate. The monotype drawing leaves behind a negative drawing, pulling paint from the canvas. The canvas may get an additional painted layer, or a transfer of...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
Staghorn Staghorn is the common name for a fern, Platycerium, with the most beautiful leaf shapes and contours. The fertile fronds resemble antlers and carry the spores, while the basal fronds are kidney-shaped and protect the roots. Staghorn is epiphytic, meaning it...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 2, 2026
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