Bio Info For D. Kay
D. Kay Finishes a Painting in Her Independence, Kansas Studio.
Debra Peck was born in Lancashire, England in 1957 and spent her early years in the Detroit, Michigan metro area. In 1977 Debbie joined the US Army and traveled overseas visiting Germany, Spain and Switzerland. Upon receiving her honorable discharge Debbie settled in the Dallas Metroplex area of Texas where she had family. Later moving to Norfolk, Virginia and then to Austin, Texas. In 1992 Debbie moved back to Dallas, Texas to be near family.
In November of 1997 Debbie found an online profile of The GYPSY and wrote to him. On New Years Eve of 1997 Debbie and The GYPSY met in person for the first time and two weeks later Debbie moved to Kansas where she took over Management of Skin Art Creations. July 4th, 1998 Debbie married The GYPSY at Eagles Landing outside of Coronado’s Camp, Texas. In October of 2001 Debbie and The GYPSY opened Spunky’s Tavern of Baxter Springs, named after her Dog of 14 years who had passed away the previous October.
Debbie continued to manage the Tavern, until it was forced to close due to the illegal actions of the City Government aimed at the business.
In 2003, while watching The GYPSY create a painting, Debbie said, “I wish I could do that.” The GYPSY assured her that she could and thus was born her Artistic Career. Debbie’s Impressionistic Style uses bright, bold colors that jump off the canvas in a medley of strong light and shadow.
Debbie signs her paintings D. Kay; The ‘D’ stands for her first name Debbie and ‘Kay’ is her middle name. The irony of her artistic signature’s resemblance to that of the word for decomposition does not escape her. “After all”, she says, “All things deteriorate in time, even me.”
Debbie is very involved in all aspects of Emerald City Studio & Gallery including the website development. Debbie currently works full time for Regal Estates Retirement Community as a CNA and keeps active with numerous other projects.
Debbie has twin boys, a daughter and Granddaughter.