Artist Biography:Deborah Kyle Hintergardt grew up on a grain farm in Illinois. This is where her love for all things country originated. Her mother was a singer and an artist working in oils, acrylics, water color, and china painting. Deborah would sit and watch her mother paint and then began experimenting with many of these mediums herself.
In 1976, Deborah left the farm to pursue a singing career receiving both a B.A. and an M.M. in vocal performance. She spent 3 years living in Rhode Island before marrying and settling in Los Angeles for 13 years. The desire for rural life motivated her to find an outlet for self-expression and a venue for experiencing the country life again. She began painting her vibrantly colored country landscapes while living in L.A., but then in 2004 she moved to the landscape of her dreams...the Central Coast of California. Here she finds a plethora of inspiration for her paintings.