Debra Corbett

I paint because it excites me. When I think about it, painting for me is really storytelling without words, but with tones, texture, brushstrokes and colour.

A scene with a story, mood and atmosphere is what triggers my desire to paint. The effect on my senses and thoughts by the story of the scene I am witnessing is what inspires me.

Painting is how I express what I have seen and how it made me feel. Viewers of my work often describe my paintings as ‘moody’. I don’t think they realise that to me this is the biggest compliment they could give, to have painted the intangible.