I was so fortunate to grow up in the midst of FOUR generations of Appalachian women. These women taught me the ancient art of ‘taking a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and recreating it all into THIS!” Every day I was exposed to their innate and indomitable creativity.

I spent my early years saturated with sensory experiences. I have spent my grownup years contemplating the power of my growing up years. The sights, smells, cadences of voices and colors, the emblems and patterns on our consciousness. I think about symbols and how symbols shift and shape the patterns of our lives. I want to paint what I know, what I see every day. The mountains, the animals, the trees, the faces. And, always, always, the colors.

Spellbound by the complexity of light, I attempt with my brush strokes to explore the amazing and evasive world of color. In my paintings, I try to capture the light that dances around me every day in these mountains. If I had to name my painting style, then it is Appalachian Impressionism.

Angelyn has a degree in Visual Art from Appalachian State University and has studied painting in France, Italy and Germany. DeBord has exhibited throughout the Appalachian Mountains. Her paintings are in many collections throughout American and as far away as Australia.