LI FTI N G TH E SKY: AM ERI CAN WO M EN ARTISTS
DEBRA LOTT UNMASKED
SIZE: 48ʺH x 36ʺW MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
MY PAI NTI N G U N MASKED personifies the crisis of the 2020/21 pandemic. It expresses our collective anxiety elevated by quarantine, isolation, fear, trauma, frustration, and loneliness. The figure is a captive of the virus, faced with a sudden loss of her routine, community, health and livelihood. She is caught in a moment of uncertainty and indecision holding her only salvation: her mask.
D E B R A L OTT • ASSOCIATE M E M B E R (KY) • WWW.DE B RALOT T.COM
Debra is a figurative artist who creates oil paintings that empower women and reflect upon the human experience. Her paintings often explore social, political, and contemporary issues. Debra’s large-scale paintings are created in richly colored palettes and the alla prima style. Her techniques include naturalism, expressionism, semi-abstraction and figurative distortion. Debra’s work has been funded by grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Women, awarded for commitment to positive social change in Kentucky. Her work will be featured in the International Artist Magazine, May/April 2021. 94