Deborah Chabrian

Deborah Chabrian is a watercolor artist who transforms houses, gardens, and objects into vibrant narratives. Her paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions throughout the United States and awarded honors from The American Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, The Art Renewal Center, The Portrait Institute, The National Academy of Design, Plein-Air Annual Competitions and The Society of Illustrators. Her artwork graces more than 500 book covers and is featured in numerous books and magazines focusing on Fine Art.

 Passionate about art since childhood, Deborah was born September 22^nd 1958, and raised in Illinois. While in High School she won a full scholarship to Parson’s School of Design in NYC, from which she graduated with Honors. There she met her husband, portrait artist Edward Martinez, they are each other’s strongest supporter, and most critical second eye. Over the years they have studied with many inspired artists, most notably, teacher and master realist painter, Burton Silverman. As a lover of watercolor, Deborah discovered Silverman, first through his book, Breaking the Rules of Watercolor, which led to several years of personal study in his NYC atelier. Silverman said of Chabrian: “In some measure Deborah’s work is more than the watercolor medium she uses. Its excellence relies on her visual sensitivity and her expressive content to talk about the wonder of the ordinary, to reveal what our eyes usually just record without really seeing. In this regard, her work is very special indeed.”

 Deborah was chosen to paint at The Forbes Trinchera Ranch in CO, which culminated in a show at the Forbes Museum in NYC. She won the American Artist’s Cover Competition, and her work appeared on the cover of the 2008 Summer issue of Watercolor Magazine. She won Plein-Air Competition's Best Watercolor Award January 2019, The BoldBrush Award February 2020, Plein-Air Competition's Best Animal Award March 2020, and has been a finalist in Splash 16, and several of ARC’s Annual Competitions. Most recently her watercolor painting ‘Empty Nest’ received an ‘Honorable Mention Award’ in the 14^th Annual ARC Salon in July of 2019, and her painting was included in the ARC Live Exhibitions at the MEAM Museum in Barcelona Spain, and Sothebeys New York in July 2020.

 Notable American Artist Editor, M. Stephen Doherty describes Deborah as “one of the most gifted artists working in the watercolor medium today. Her warm, engaging, and sensitive paintings demonstrate both her well developed skills and her understanding of great art.”

 Deborah paints still life, figurative and architectural subjects for commercial and private commission in her studio located in an 18^th century Farmhouse in rural CT, which she shares with her artist husband and their two children.

 

* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 15^th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.