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De Gillett THE ARTIST

Art has been in my blood since I was 4, never interested in sand castles I was always drawing pictures in the sand with whatever paintbrush I could find.   Today, with thousands of canvases under my belt, I have a penchant for teaching the bold, timid, quiet achievers to unleash their inner artist.  I also thoroughly enjoy bringing that dream piece inside your head to life for a piece that is solely for you.
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An unfettered joie de vivre emanates from the recklessly sumptuous works of Brisbane artist Debra Elizabeth (De) Gillett. She visually orchestrates a kaleidoscope of organic neo-futurist colour, creating a temporal sense of movement both refreshing and honest in its intent.

De Gillett is a creature of invention and re-invention, in her artistic practice and beyond. Over the last decade, she has developed her own techniques of building highly textured canvases, flooded with the luminous transparency of washes, glazes and inks. Obsessed with layering, her works build slowly to their completion from opaquely solid underlayers, through patterning and drawing into the surface, and finishing with layer upon layer of transparent flowing inks and glazes. Inspired by the writings of Walter Pater, who exhorts us all to celebrate the beauty in everything, especially in art, De strives to build her own “hard, gem-like flame” of enthusiasm for life and make work that shares her positivity and celebration of abundance with the world. Knowing the transcendence Art brings into her own life, De works hard at opening those doors for her many students.

With her life and business partner Graham Cox, De is a driving force at Arts Tree, the business they have created and run at Wynnum, Brisbane, Australia since February 2013. Arts Tree is primarily a dedicated studio classroom, offering art lessons to adult students in Acrylics, Mixed Media and Drawing. Utilising Graham’s skills as a film-maker, De is also currently deeply embedded in recording her self-developed techniques with inks, acrylics, analytical drawing and oils, to produce a series of lessons for students online and around the world.

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I LIKE TO TEACH
Having both a formal and self taught art education, I have the tools to help you unlock the style you have inside you when it comes to art.  Learning how to use the tools of art is just one of the things you will gain after a short time with me.
MORE ART IN MY LIFE
02.
I LOVE TO PAINT
LANDSCAPES
PORTRAITS
Pencil Sketches

Drawing a portrait from life

03.
TALKING ART
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When a painting is less than successful, flip it u When a painting is less than successful, flip it upside down and take it in a totally new direction!

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Wynnum Creeklyfe.... this bird is up to something Wynnum Creeklyfe.... this bird is up to something shady!

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My loyal patreons have been instudio with me today My loyal patreons have been instudio with me today! What fun! Loving the interaction with so many beautiful artists at all stages of their art journeys 😊
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Playing with flowers today! #artstree #artstreecr Playing with flowers today!

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Paint something small? Nah.... #artstree #artstre Paint something small? Nah....

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Sooooooo many changes. I think this particular pai Sooooooo many changes. I think this particular painting has been ugly in 5,438,879 different ways along the way... but I’m happy now. Put the brushes down and DO SOMETHING ELSE DE!!! 
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Well this has led me a merry dance... sometimes a Well this has led me a merry dance... sometimes a painting falls out of me, sometimes it takes surgical implements, 6 days of pushing and a whole lot of pain. Apparently even after all these years I am perfectly capable of ignoring the rules of composition and colour harmony... much to my own detriment. No, I am not showing the 17 other states of this painting before I remembered that yes, you need a hero. And yes, every colour on the colour wheel is too many. What a doofus.  #artstree #artstreecreations #degillett #brisbaneartclasses #onlineartclasses #degillettcox #chroma #buyartnow #banbarewalls #patreoncreator #texturepainting #atelierinteractives #manlyharbourgallery #montvilleartgallery #parrot #mulgaparrot
Why Sir, you have something in your hair!” Why y Why Sir, you have something in your hair!” Why yes, I do. Isn’t it fabulous?#degillettcox #degillett #atelierinteractive #chromaaustralia
Catnip, anyone? #degillettcox #degillett #dandelio Catnip, anyone? #degillettcox #degillett #dandelions #dandylion #commission #texturepainting #naturalhealing
So if you combine the skills developed painting bi So if you combine the skills developed painting birds, with a combination of dandelions and lions, combined with a commission for a natural healer.... you’ll potentially end up making work that makes you smile all day in the studio. Who knew?

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So much colour in a newly completed commission wor So much colour in a newly completed commission work from Arts Tree tutor @degillett ! Here’s a sneak peek, but you’ll have to wait for Saturday to see it in all it’s glory (shhh.... it’s a birthday present!)

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When things are all masked up ready for the next l When things are all masked up ready for the next layer of texture... exciting times instudio! #maskingtape  #green #artstree #artstreecreations #degillett #brisbaneartclasses #onlineartclasses #degillettcox #chroma #buyartnow #banbarewalls #patreoncreator #texturepainting #atelierinteractives #manlyharbourgallery #montvilleartgallery
I’m having a stupid amount of fun with my painti I’m having a stupid amount of fun with my paintings and photoshop. Honestly, it’s ridiculous how much I love designing for @kandkfabrics ! 🤩🥰🤩 #degillettcox #degillett #kandkfabrics #wedgetailedeagle #australianbirds #pink #eagles
WIP of my grandson Izzy... a long way to go! Gott WIP of my grandson Izzy... a long way to go!  Gotta love a linen canvas from @createart_artist_canvas #portrait #artstree #artstreecreations #degillett #brisbaneartclasses #onlineartclasses #degillettcox #chroma #buyartnow #banbarewalls #patreoncreator #texturepainting #atelierinteractives #manlyharbourgallery #montvilleartgallery #hulk
New Jacaranda collection now up at @kandkfabrics ! New Jacaranda collection now up at @kandkfabrics ! @graftonjacarandafestival hometown shoutout 🤩
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Pelicans plus out now with @kandkfabrics So happy Pelicans plus out now with @kandkfabrics  So happy to be working with an Australian company 😊 #quilt #patchwork #pelican #artstree #artstreecreations #degillett #brisbaneartclasses #onlineartclasses #degillettcox #chroma #buyartnow #banbarewalls #patreoncreator #texturepainting #atelierinteractives #manlyharbourgallery #montvilleartgallery
Repost from @montvilleartgallery - their window ha Repost from @montvilleartgallery - their window has apparently become a portal to my childhood in Grafton! So many lost hours with Little House on the Prairie in the shade of a Jacaranda tree 😊 #artstree #artstreecreations #degillett #brisbaneartclasses #onlineartclasses #degillettcox #chroma #buyartnow #banbarewalls #patreoncreator #texturepainting #atelierinteractives #manlyharbourgallery #montvilleartgallery #jacaranda #purple
Delivered 4 new paintings with a Jacaranda theme t Delivered 4 new paintings with a Jacaranda theme to @montvilleartgallery today, all ready for Jacaranda October! All that purple isn’t half bad combined with September’s bird bonanza! 

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Just delivered this big beauty to @manlyharbourgal Just delivered this big beauty to @manlyharbourgallery ! 1 x 1.53 metres of outrageous right there 😜 

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