Reasonably priced gifts, murals, hand-painted glassware, pet portraits, and imagery on stone are some examples of the surfaces Deborah Gaida Ostrowski of Wynd Ryder Studios offers.  "Custom imagery to soothe and expand the senses are my goals", explains Deborah.  Personalized artwork for any environment is 100% guaranteed.

I’ve painted most of my life, recalling almost as much time spent pouring over Outdoor Life and Field and Stream magazines my family always had around.  I loved learning about the animals, fish and plants that filled the magazine pages, and began to identify more closely with the outdoors as time went by.

 


I’ve always felt captivated with the mystery and magic nature continually reveals.  The beautiful colors, the unique sounds, scents, and movement in the natural world are truly  amazing.   I have come to realize if we are willing to take the time, it’s easy to see there is an endless array of thrills and surprises around every corner.  Everything is connected to another, and it goes on and on.  So for me,  by my family’s influence and love of nature, has led to my art

I’ve enjoyed majoring in Fine Art at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, New York, Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, New York, and Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, Florida.   I continue to combine my formal studies with life experience in my artistic journey.



I receive inquiries about my name, 'WyndRyder', so I'll begin there. A lovely Native American of The Cherokee tribe, known as Grace Sacajawea Birdwoman honored me quite some time ago with it. When she saw the murals I painted in YWCA sites in Upstate New York, (including a Domestic Violence Center where she worked), well, she pulled me aside. She spoke to me with tears in her eyes, telling me the birds of prey that I painted on the walls, (especially the eagles and hawks) are my totem animals. And, my Cherokee name, if I were to accept it, would be right there in that moment, 'She Who Rides the Wind', or 'WyndRyder'. People who know me know how much I love telling this :) But it's true. I'll never forget that day. Grace being a proud tribal dancer---even to this day, began moving around me in a dramatic heart-felt dance that made me feel as if an eagle literally scooped me up and took me off to feel what it's like to look down upon the Earth. Well, with this, I continue to express that same sense of spirit from my remarkable encounter with Miss Grace---along with the beauty of countless birds and animals; the sparkle of the skies and waters, and the dynamic ebb and flow on Earth. By offering my imagery, I intend to provide my customers with a feeling that can hardly be expressed in words, and I am thankfully grateful this is the result. Whether there's a small gift idea of your own you'd like for that special someone, or a large project for home or office; whatever your creative needs may be....contact me, and together we'll come up with something memorable. Many thanks!

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