DEBBIE MILNER, AFCA

Debbie was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1960. The passion to be an artist has been her childhood dream. Her Mother always made sure she had art supplies close at hand. Debbie graduated from Carson Graham High School in North Vancouver with a Fine Arts Scholarship. After getting married and raising a family of four, she finally pursued her career as an artist.

Debbie is a self-taught artist. In the past twelve years she has studied and mastered both the watercolor and acrylic mediums. She is enticed and fascinated by the way sunlight transforms each object it touches. Whatever her subject matter may be, she sets out to ‘capture the light’. Debbie starts with a reference but takes the liberty and freedom to put her own voice into each painting.

Tuscan Red

Debbie has won several awards, and her works have been juried into many art competitions and shows. Her work has been published in the 2004 spring issue of ‘Magazin Art’ and in a book called “Beauty Is..”. She holds an AFCA status with the Federation of Canadian Artists and is Co-chair for the Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap Chapter of the FCA.

Her paintings have been sold in galleries in British Columbia for the past nine years. Collectors of her work are found throughout North America and as far as the United Kingdom and Europe.

Debbie is a popular workshop instructor, recognized for her enthusiastic teaching style. She is a strongly motivated artist who loves to share her techniques and painting zeal with others.