Deb McCarroll’s paintings are meditations on the relationship between humanity and our fragile planet. Employing elemental materials such as rain, snow, and earth, her work examines the ephemeral nature of civilizations against the erosive yet enduring quality of nature.
Through a harmonious blend of rounded and linear forms, McCarroll embraces chance in the creative process. Each work straddles organic and geometric motifs, using experimental techniques that combine active gestural brushwork with deliberate architectural structure—a synthesis of spontaneity and intention.
Origins, 14 x 14 x 2 – Acrylic with ceramic disc and falling rain on cradled shadowboxFertile Ground, 18 x 18 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf, rubbed charcoal, and rainwater on cradled wood panelForest and Storm, 14 x 14 x 2 – Acrylic with ceramic disc and falling rain on cradled shadowboxTerra Ring 006, 3 x 4 x 5 – Ceramic with oxidized brass leaf on found driftwoodRenewal, 18 x 18 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on canvasThese Woods I Know, 20 x 20 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on canvasWater Spirits, 18 x 18 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on canvasSnow’s Wild Cousin, 14 x 14 x 2 – Acrylic with ceramic disc and hail on cradled shadowboxTerra Ring 005, 5 x 4 x 6 – Ceramic with oxidized brass leaf on found driftwoodWorld Fragments, 40 x 18 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on canvasLightening Strikes, 18 x 18 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on canvasBreath of the Sea, 32 x 32.5 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf, beach sand and rainwater on cradled wood panelWheels in Motion, 48″ x 48″ x 1.5″ – Acrylic with rainwater, sand and silver leaf on canvas.Lights, 32″ x 32″ x 1.5″ – Acrylic and rain water with stones and beach sand on cradled wood panel.A Gorgeous Force, 12″ x 12″ x 1″ – Acrylic, rain water and oxidized brass leaf on cradled wood panel.The Fundamental Dance, 12″ x 12″ x 1″ – Acrylic, rain water and oxidized brass leaf on cradled wood panel.The Universe Out My Window, 12″ x 12″ x 1″ – Acrylic, rain water and oxidized brass leaf on cradled wood panel.Fountain of Joy, 48″ x 48″ x 1″ – Acrylic with rainwater and oxidized brass leaf on canvas.Divine Machinery, 36″ x 36″ x 1.5″ – Acrylic with rainwater and oxidized brass leaf on cradled wood panel.This Drenching Life, 30″ x 30″ x 1″ – Acrylic with rain water and oxidized brass leaf on canvas.White Horse, 48 x 60 x 1.5 – Acrylic with rainwater and oxidized brass leaf on canvas.Stars Fall, 24″ x 24″ x 1.5″ – Acrylic with rainwater and oxidized brass leaf on cradled wood panel.Tidal Pulse, 12” x 18” x 1.5” – Acrylic with rain water, beach sand and a stone on cradled wood panel.Sands Of Home, 36 x 36 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf, sand and rainwater on cradled wood panelSea and Sparks, 18×18 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelTemples of Grace, 32 x 32 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass/silver leaf, sand and rainwater on cradled wood panelGhosts in the Ruins, 24 x 24 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelSOLD – Drifts and Twilight, 37 x 37 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf, sand and rainwater on cradled wood panelRain On My Window, 14 x 14 x 1.5 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelTerra Firma, 10 x 10 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf on cradled wood panelSOLD – Soap Bubbles in the Rain, 48 x 48 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf on canvasRibbons of Light, 10 x 10 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass and silver leaf on cradled wood panelSOLD – Sun Breaks, 32 x 32 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf, sand and rainwater on cradled wood panelThe Geography of the Everyday, 10 x 10 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass and burnt gun powder on cradled wood panelThe Lake, 40 x 40 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelCircuses and Fireworks, 10 x 10 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass and burnt gun powder on cradled wood panelBeach Fires, 48 x 48 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf, beach sand and rainwater on cradled wood panelCurrent Mood, 32 x 32 x 2 – Acrylic and oxidized brass leaf with rainwater on cradled wood panelRaku, 8 x 8 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass and silver leaf, gunpowder and rainwater on cradled wood panelDarkness in Sunshine, 18 x 18 x 1.5 – Acrylic with silver leaf on cradled wood panelGraceful Interruption, 18 x 18 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelTea Bowl with Storm Clouds, 14 x 14 x 2 – Acrylic and oxidized brass leaf with rainwater on cradled wood panelA Cosmic Joke, 18 x 18 x 2 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelUncharted Territory, 10 x 10 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass and burnt gun powder on cradled wood panelShort, Long, Longing 48 x 60 x 2, Acrylic & copper leaf on stuccoed canvasAutumnal Rain, 14 x 18 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on cradled wood panelTears of Heaven, 13 x 16 (framed) – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on archival paperBreathing Lessons, 13 x 16 (framed) – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on archival paperHowling at the Rain, 13 x 16 (framed) – Acrylic with oxidized brass leaf and rainwater on archival paperSOLD – Center of Gravity, 8 x 8 x 2 – Acrylic with silver and rubbed earth on cradled wood panelSOLD – Violet Days and Charred Remains, 20 x 20 x 2 – Acrylic with silver leaf, gunpowder and rubbed earth on cradled wood panelSOLD – Love Floats, 36 x 36 x 2 – Acrylic and gold leaf with matte and gloss varnish on canvasSOLD – Rain Bird, 36 x 36 – Acrylic with photo transfer and gold leaf on canvasSOLD – Architecture Entropy, 16 x 20 x 1 – Acrylic with stucco and oxidized brass leaf on canvas
