DEBBORAH CHARBONEAU

"The glow from the setting sun on the treetops, the playful pattern of sunlight on the grass, color stirring my emotions, these are the things that move me to paint."

Debborah has always loved drawing and painting. Color and light are her catalysts to paint, to preserve the moment with oil paint or her newest passion, pastels. She grew up in Montana spending much of her time hiking and backpacking in the mountains or bicycling through the countryside, often with a sketch pad or small watercolor set. She is most happy being outside enjoying nature and painting it.

Style: Impressionism • Landscape • Nature

Medium: Oil Painting, Oil with cold wax, and Pastel

Additional Bio and contact information

debborah charboneau

She studied Interior Design hoping it would be a way to earn a living while still

giving voice to her creative nature. After a few years in the design field her life took a few other turns, including a move to Phoenix, AZ, getting married, taking art classes at Mesa Community College, having a child and starting a mural painting business. Now she has come back to the easel where she really always wanted to be.

The artists that have been most influential to her are Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir. Her love of impressionist landscape painting is evident in her work. Her desire is to capture and express the emotions she feels by the colors or light patterns in the scene and hopefully show the Master Designer’s glory in His creation. Debborah continues to learn from books, videos and artist workshops online and locally. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and son where she is a member of the Tempe Artists Guild, Arizona Pastel Artists Association and formerly part of an informal group of artists in Ahwatukee, exhibiting her paintings in shows hosted by these groups. She has also been accepted into shows at the Holland Gallery (Arizona Art Alliance), The Tempe History Museum (Tempe Artists Guild), Shemer Art Center, Herberger Art Gallery, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, Mountain Artists Guild Gallery in Prescott, AZ and The Phippen Art Museum (Arizona Pastel Artists Association Open Show) also in Prescott, AZ.

Education

AA Interior Design
Art Classes at Mesa Community College
Other Workshops, Online Courses and videos

Galleries/Affiliations/Instructor

Member Affiliations: Tempe Artists Guild • Arizona Pastel Artists Association
Gallery Representation: Shemer Art Center Gift Shop

Contact

DEBBORAH CHARBONEAU

Email: dcharboneauart@gmail.com

Website: www.debborahcharboneau.com