'Begin Again'

Deb Komitor - Begin Again

Art, you have been with me over 6 decades. You entered me in the womb and I came out left handed and right brained. So much time was spent with you coloring and making little villages out of sticks, leaves, and pinecones under the trees of my youth. You were the outcome of an imaginative mind, through crazy creatures and creative stories. You were my high school prom date. Always available for me and ready to explore. You helped me communicate the joys and darkness of my soul. You expressed what I was feeling before I felt safe feeling it. All those emotions surely would have exploded within me if it hadn’t been for you Art. You sat with me when I was lonely. Waited for me when I was depressed or sick. You never gave up on me even when I felt like giving up on myself. You helped me create worlds of hope, explore the light in the darkness and express the magic of nature.

When cataracts took over and my eyes were failing you kept me going with little pen and ink drawings of remembered trees. When my hands got stiff and swollen and I couldn’t hold a brush you waited for me. You fed me ideas and plans for this show. Though I was fearful that you had left me forever, we found our way back together like old friends catching up over tea. You showed me the many forms that you Art, take on. It’s not just something created in the studio. It’s in my garden, in my baking, in my relationships, in my thoughts, interactions and in seeing the beauty of each season. Art, you are in everything everywhere. I wasn’t sure how to move forward but we experimented together. Some things worked some things didn’t. It took me awhile to find myself again. And when I did, I was right where I had left me, with you Art, by my side. And so, we begin again…

Bio

Deb Komitor was born and raised in Ohio. After receiving a scholarship to attend Columbus College of Art and Design, she then went on to receive her MFA in painting at Colorado State University. It was there that she fell in love with Colorado. In 1996, with her husband Steve, they moved to Colorado Springs which they now call home. Deb finds endless inspiration in all that surrounds her. Her art expresses the joy, wonder and hope she feels in nature through a distinct style all her own. One feels the energy or quietness in each piece as they convey the forces and serenity of the world around us.

A select list of group and solo shows include; “Art Of The State 2019”, Arvada Arts Center
The Governors Show, Loveland CO; Representing the West, A New Frontier”, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO; Mountain Oyster Club Invitational, Tucson, AZ. Solo shows include Abend Gallery, Denver, CO; Deco Lounge at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center; Kreuser Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO; Modbo, Colorado Springs, CO; Sangre De Cristo Arts & Conference Center, Pueblo; COPPER, Colorado Springs and Professors Art Gallery, United States Air Force Academy. Komitor’s paintings can be found in many corporate and private collections across the country.

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