Deb Breton

“Every brushstroke, and drop of paint, is an expression of emotion. And it’s this energy in these paintings that I share with you.”

Once upon a time, I worked with the big guys—Warner Brothers, Nestlé—helping bring their ideas to life. Until the day it was my turn, and left corporate America.

A self-employed artist since 2003, when I began turning wood on a 650 pound lathe. Eventually carving and painting the wood pieces which were often inspired by birds. In 2010, while caring for my mother, I stepped away from the wood shop and began painting exclusively. Over the years, creating bold abstract and portraits that often include words, marks, and symbols have found me the most joy. Much of my work is built upon layers and layers of paint, revealing colors beneath, or beside them in a dance between light and dark, color and contrast. My spicy neurodivergent brain thrives on unpredictability, so my process unfolds intuitively and sometimes out of sequence. Eventually these develop into series' of paintings. This blend of flow and spontaneity is how I create art that feels alive and authentic.

Being a Gemini, I’m basically two people rolled into one, and my art reflects that. A walking contradiction—I love meditating in my organic...

2024
Featured in Saatchi Art's “BEST OF 2024 Collection”
Saatchi Art FEATURED in collection

2023 
Commissioned paintings through August 2023
Saatchi Art FEATURED in collection

2022 
Dealt with breast cancer. Didn't show at any art events.
(P.S. please get the ta-ta's checked, early detection is key)

2021
FEATURED in Saatchi Art's “BEST OF 2024 Collection”.

Saatchi Art FEATURED in collections – January, February, and March.

Saatchi Art FEATURED in “Best of 2021 Mid-Year Report” curated by Director Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator

FEATURED in “Political Art” collection in February by Singulart.
FEATURED in the collection “Inspired by Mickalene Thomas” in August by Singulart.

2019–2020
Nearly all commissioned paintings + Covid-19 restrictions
Saatchi Art FEATURED

2018
Honey Badger – Solo Exhibit
The Redwood-Group Exhibit
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2017
Petaluma Open Studio
Honey Badger – Solo Exhibit


2016
Hopscotch Gallery – Solo Exhibit – Uncorked
Sebastopol Center for the Arts – Group Exhibit
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2015
Sonoma County Home Show
Petaluma Art in the Park
Graton Gallery – Small Works
Graton Gallery – Anything Goes
Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg

2014
Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

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