Oil Paintings
Commissioned in oil — animals, landscapes, and portraits. Pricing depends on size.
Wisconsin Artist · Est. lifelong maker
Paintings, threads & quiet little heirlooms.
I'm Debra — I've been making things with my hands since I was a child. At 55, I picked up oil paints, and I haven't stopped since. This is where my animals, my sweaters, and my memorial bears live.
Oil · Yarn · Cloth
About the artistA lifetime in fibers,
A lifetime in fibers,
a second act in oil.
I've been doing all kinds of crafts since I was a child — macrame, crocheting, knitting. Things that ask you to slow down and listen with your hands.
When I turned 55, I signed up for drawing and color theory classes. One painting lesson later, I fell in love with oils, and I haven't put the brush down since. I paint every single day.
Recently, I enrolled in a master's class in art. The work keeps growing, and so do I.
40+
Years crafting
Daily
Time at the easel
Master's
Class enrolled
Portfolio
Inquire about a pieceAnimal oil paintings.
Each canvas begins with a long look — a horse's quiet eye, the stillness of a barn cat, the weight of a buffalo. Painted in oil, taken slowly.
Custom Commissions
Made for you, made to keep.
From oil portraits to one-of-a-kind sweaters and memorial bears sewn from a loved one's clothing — each commission is a quiet collaboration.
Memorial Bears
A handmade bear sewn from a loved one's clothes — a soft, lasting place for memory to live.
Art to Wear
Wearable, one-of-one pieces. Painted, stitched, and finished by hand in the studio.
Sweaters
Hand-knit sweaters in the colors and stitches you love most. Made to last decades.
A bear, sewn from a flannel shirt your father wore on Sundays.
Memorial bears are the most tender work I make. Send me the clothing you can't bear to give away, and I'll turn it into something soft to hold — a heirloom your family can keep close.
Start a commissionInside the studioPaint by morning,
Paint by morning,
yarn by evening.
The studio is a working room — paint on the floorboards, baskets of wool, half-finished sweaters draped over chairs. Everything you see here was made there, slowly, by one pair of hands.
Oil on canvas
Hand-knit wool
Memorial textiles
Daily practice
Get in touch
Let's make something together.
Whether you've got a photo of a beloved animal, a bag of clothing for a memorial bear, or you'd just like to say hello — I'd love to hear from you.
Ready to commission a piece?
Send a photo, an idea, or a memory. We'll figure out the rest together.
Write to Debra