Debbie Boon

Debbie Boon: A Passionate Journey Through Art and Nature

Debbie Boon is a renowned British artist known for her vibrant and expressive paintings of wildlife, rural characters, and landscapes. Her work captures the essence of the natural world, particularly the charm and quirks of the British countryside. Boon's paintings have been exhibited at prestigious venues, including the Concours of Elegance exhibition at royal locations such as St James's Palace, Hampton Court Palace, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Early Life and Education
Born in 1960, Debbie Boon graduated from Loughborough College of Art in 1980. After completing her education, she embarked on a career in graphic design before transitioning to the world of children's book illustration.

Artistic Development and Style
As a children's book illustrator, Boon developed a keen eye for creating character within her painted images. This experience greatly influenced her artistic style, which is characterised by expressive paint techniques, vibrant colors, light, and movement. Whether depicting animals, people, or places, Boon aims to convey a deeply personal impression of each subject. She works primarily on canvas using heavy-bodied acrylics and glazes, layering her paints to create depth and texture.

Career Highlights and Achievements
Debbie Boon's work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and has graced the walls of prestigious venues. Her paintings were chosen for display in the Royal Box at The Royal Windsor Show and were later featured in a TV documentary. Boon's art has also found its way into boutique hotels, including Michael Caine's signature restaurant in the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter.

Contributions to the Art Community
In addition to her work as an artist, Debbie Boon is involved in education, lecturing at a local college and serving as an Artist in Residence at several schools.

Legacy and Impact
Debbie Boon's unique style and passion for capturing the beauty of the natural world have made her a sought-after artist. Her work has the ability to sit comfortably in both traditional and contemporary settings, appealing to a wide range of art enthusiasts.

Debbie Boon's journey as an artist is a testament to her dedication and love for the natural world. Her paintings invite viewers to share in the joy and wonder she experiences when faced with a subject that captures her imagination. As her career continues to flourish, Debbie Boon's legacy as a master of color, light, and texture in the depiction of rural life and wildlife is sure to endure.

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This month will see the release of two new editions ❤️: 'Lord And Master' & 'Night Flight,' a collection that has been thoughtfully titled: 'Forest, Field & Sky' and sums up Debbie's artistic passion perfectly - November 2019

The artist released her Debut Collection of hand embellished limited editions, with Demontfort Fine Art publishers, in November 2018 to critical and commercial acclaim.

Debbie Boon is known for working on large scale canvases to create her wonderful imagery of nature and is adapt at painting most British wildlife, including dogs, hares, pigs & cows. But undoubtedly it is her paintings and limited edition prints of horses and hounds that she is most recognised by the British public.

She works with acrylics in the first instance to block the composition and then applies various glazes to the initial canvas, before moving on to using multiple of paints to layer the art. It is this unique process, that gives her art a certain gleam and aliveness that elevates her art to ‘must have’ status by those that encounter it in galleries.

She uses 'heavy' acrylics of to get her trademark texture, as well as 'expressive' painting of light, colour & movement to finish each original. Her art is also impressionistic in style and draws parallels to other leading cotemporary British artists, Sherree Valentine Daines instantly coming to mind.

Like many of her contemporaries, Debbie did not initially start as a professional artist and traversed the work arenas of graphic design and book illustration before coming back to full time commercial Painting.

I first saw her art at county shows across the UK, including some of the major ones: The Game Fair, The Great Yorkshire Show and horse events such as Badminton & Gatcombe Horse Trials. Intrigued, I noticed that each year her style would develop and encompass new ways at looking at the countryside & animals, from the mad march hare in 'Poised For Action' (2018), to the highland stag in 'Standing Tall.' (2018)

In the Canine art market, her popularity is rivalled only by contemporary greats such as Nigel Hemming and Mike Sibley, who coincidentally has illustrated his own 'how to' draw book.

Debbie continues to be one of the UK's most recognised painters of English field & wildlife and one of her goals remains to: 'Reflect life and all its visual personality.'

Based in Rutland in the East Midlands and previously in the East Of England, it is no surprise that she is motivated by the rural landscape of the English countryside and its interesting characters but she is equally enthused by the painting process and bringing her imagination onto the canvas!

The artist has been exhibited & featured widely across UK galleries and up market hotels, as well as Hampton Court Palace and even Sir Michael Caine's restaurant in Exeter.