About the Artist: Deborah Gregg

December 2025 Issue
About the Cover Artist — Deborah Gregg
by Lindsay Gifford

“Lighthearted, joyful even, with a bit of the spiritual element...a very good place to be!”

This is how Deborah Gregg views her art, and it is an all-encompassing description of her magical folk art that graces Pink Magazine’s cover this month.

Deborah grew up in Illinois as a middle child with four siblings. She has lived in many places, but the Midwest, with its beautifully changing seasons, captured her heart. She resides in an old farmhouse (complete with flowers and picket fence) in small town Minnesota. She has two adult daughters, Rigel and Brigitte, four beautiful grandchildren, and you can always find a kitty on her lap.

Deborah has been an artist at heart since a very young age. She has tried many different styles and mediums over the years, including oils, watercolors, and acrylics, but it wasn’t until the Internet came into the picture that she was really able to focus fully on art as it blossomed into a full-time occupation. She calls her art business “Chicory Skies,” chosen for the beautiful blue wildflower that matches the big Nebraska sky under which she lived at the time.

As her business grew, she began selling prints from her originals, spreading her love for whimsy, far and wide. She’s painted collectible art cards, editions, and originals (ACEOs)—so many little pieces! So many little stories, all inspired by her own life, her childhood, her love of God, gardening, nature, and all things living, great and small. Usually producing a painting every day, her work is truly a passion, fulfilled.

Deborah says her ideas and motivation to paint the little scenes she creates follow the seasons as they arrive. The colors, weather, and moods they bring, are rich and give her a wealth of ideas. “I get lost in my little worlds—hours go by. It seems like I love each brushstroke, each color, adding and sometimes changing things as I work. Things don’t always turn out so easy, but for the most part, it has been such a gift.”

Deborah’s art world has continued to thrive despite a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, which has caused her to take a hiatus from her paint brush. But, alongside daughter Rigel, she continues to add a touch of whimsy into her collectors’ lives. Rigel describes growing up amongst her mom’s whimsical worlds as: “Mom really notices the little things in life, seeing beauty everywhere, especially the small details. Growing up with her gave me a deep awareness and appreciation for all of those fleeting and often under-appreciated moments. And of course, I can’t walk through my backyard without imagining that something little and winged might be sitting under a mushroom somewhere drinking a very tiny cup of coffee.”

This month’s cover art: A Star in the East is best summed up by Deborah, “At the edge of the village park stands the old clock tower, all dressed up for the holidays. The hour is late, it’s quiet in the park, and you can hear the snowflakes fall. It’s the perfect time to take a walk and contemplate the Christmas Star and what it means. A promise kept, a gift given for all mankind.”

Deborah Gregg's Whimsical Folk Art—collectable prints from her original works
can be purchased at www.chicoryskies.com and at her Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/ChicorySkies. With hundreds of different scenes, there is something that will resonate with absolutely everyone!