Deb Breton

“With every brush stroke and drop of paint, I’m breathing life into my feelings. It’s this emotional energy in my paintings, that I share with you.”

Before leaving corporate America, I collaborated with renowned organizations like Warner Brothers, Nestle, and the Dali Museum. And while I loved bringing others’ visions to life, it was time to create art that reflected my own ideas.

For years now, I've been a mixed media artist painting modern art, and portraits. These expressive works are often layered with words, marks and symbols. My paintings are bold, colorful, and profoundly personal.

The inspiration comes from how I see the world—chaotic, and always changing. And because of my spicy neurodivergent ADHD mind, I can rarely stick to a single theme at a time. Instead, I paint “out-of-sequence” and eventually it leads me back to form a cohesive series. I have found over the years that this intuitive and unpredictable method is how I best create meaningful and authentic art.

My wife and I live in beautiful wine country Sonoma County, California. We share our home with Ziggy, our rescued, neurotic Cocker-Dachshund mix, and Annie, our spirited and loving tortoiseshell cat.

“Art is deeply personal and unique to each of us. It's...

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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