PEOPLE OF INTEREST
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DEBORAH GOOCH
Age: 71
Hometown: Vero Beach
Occupation: Contemporary
People
painter
Education: Maryland Institute
College of Art in Baltimore
Family: Husband, Jim; brother,
Mark Kirby, a painter; and
nephews Gabriel and Jason,
“both of whom are artistic.”
What I am proudest of: “That I have had moderate success
with things I have pursued,” including founding Gallery
14, a downtown Vero Beach art gallery; teaching at the Vero
Beach Museum of Art and helping start the museum’s annual
antiques show.
Something people don’t know about me: “That I am a horse
person and an advocate for animals.”
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put, in acrylics and oil, shows elements of both: fanciful abstract
images that emanate from a focal point that is intensely
realistic, such as an image of a raven, a piece of fruit or, not
surprisingly to anyone who knows her, a horse. Formerly a
horsewoman and always a passionate advocate for animals,
Gooch and her husband owned the Winter Beach Horse Farm
in Indian River County for 20 years.
Gooch and artist Dawn Miller were among those who
started Gallery 14 in downtown Vero Beach.
´At that time, 'eb was doing gutsy Àgural work often
inspired by social commentary, family and her deep love of
animals,” Miller said. “She’s become enamored of abstract
epressionism over the last several years and Ànds uniTue
and colorful ways to combine her superb drawing skills and
passions with that genre.”
Gooch honed her skills with color when she and Jim spent
parts of 10 summers in Taos, N.M. They had a home high in
the mountains, giving Gooch the opportunity to paint the
stunning scenery that surrounded them. As part-time antiques
dealers, the couple also gained appreciation for the art
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Gooch’s paintings show elements of realism and abstractionism.
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