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.
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.Sea 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 panel
Ghosts 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 panelCircuses and Fireworks, 10 x 10 x 1 – Acrylic with oxidized brass and burnt gun powder on cradled wood panelCurrent Mood, 32 x 32 x 2 – Acrylic and oxidized brass leaf with rainwater on cradled wood panel
Raku, 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 paperSOLD – Howling 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
