Hi! I'm Christy. I'm a painter, illustrator, printmaker, self-taught designer, seamstress and knitter, small time farmer, amateur beast trainer and I cook some pretty tasty food ( a necessity when you live as far away from civilization as I do)... let's just say I keep busy and that little bits and pieces of my life sneak into my art from all directions. I enjoy working in almost any medium and relish the fact that each creative project, even when seemingly unrelated, brings inspiration for the next.

As an artist, I work hard to create paintings that speak both to me and to others about the preciousness of life. My process is simply to draw the human figure and face with beauty, emotion, and expression. I strive, with every finished work, to breath life into my subjects. I believe that art improves the quality of life and I hope my art encourages the viewer to reflect on our ephemeral existence.

Deanna continues to photograph baby, children, family, senior, and engagement photography from her studio based in Taos, NM.

Career Artist, landscape painter of northern NM and the West. Full working studio/gallery here 1 mile north of Sipapu Ski Area on St Rd 518.