Reemerging
When I started this website it was always with the intention to write a blog; an online journal. In doing so I realised how difficult it is to write well. I thought that the blog would help me to develop my art practice whilst making connections with people out in the wider world. But, in […]
Preoccupations
The following is a short piece of writing that accompanies my current exhibition, Preoccupations, at King Street Studios in Lancaster. You can still catch the exhibition until 30th September: Preoccupations, the title of this exhibition, refers to my ongoing engagement with two very different landscapes – Morecambe Bay, and the limestone hills near Farleton, Burton […]
A New Lease of Life for Two Lancaster Based Artists
A new art space in King Street, Lancaster, is to host an innovative exhibition by two of its resident artists. Entitled ‘Preoccupations’, the exhibition will showcase drawing, painting, sculpture and film by local artists Laura van Tatenhove and Debbie Yare. King Street Studios has made its name as a vibrant and contemporary art space in […]
Landscape Stories – An Exhibition
My exhibition ‘Landscape Stories’ is showing at The Dukes in Lancaster between 1st March and 4th April 2016. This is an exciting opportunity for me to show a wide range of recent work including photographs, drawings and paintings; alongside posts from my blog. I hope many of my local contacts and friends will be able […]
Believing
I published this post on an older version of my blog a couple of years ago and have considerably revised and updated it to include here. I leave it again as a reminder not to allow doubt and negativity to interfere with plans and goals, and to remember to make space in the day to […]
A Sycamore Tree on Limestone
Over the years I have come to know this Sycamore tree well. Sometimes it is my destination for a short walk and at others a resting place on a longer journey. I have approached it from all angles and know at which point on each path that I will first be able to see it. […]
Urban Stories: Decay and Regeneration
I have been making a series of works inspired by an old industrial site situated on the banks of the River Lune, in my home town of Lancaster in North West England. The majority of the old factories and warehouses here had been earmarked for demolition to make room for a new affordable housing development, […]
Book Launch: Tidelands (Morecambe Bay: A Journey in Pictures)
My photobook ‘Tidelands’ is now available. How exciting! Please click here to view and purchase on Blurb. Tidelands (Morecambe Bay: A Journey in Pictures) by Debbie Yare
A Sense of Place
Farleton Knott is a small limestone crag beautifully situated near the border between Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria, in North-west England. I’ve been coming here for years to wander and think; to sketch and paint; to photograph the landscape, and to simply ‘be’. I am yet to visit anywhere else that can capture the imagination quite […]