Deborah Shea

Deborah Shea

Pastels are Deborah Shea’s favorite medium. She feels the beautiful color range of pastels could not be more expressive. Their fluidity and ability to layer is ideal to render all the beauty in florals; exploring the abstract shapes, finding the path of light, creating transparency and building the luminous color of the flower centers and petals. She prefers to work in large scale paintings, drawing the viewer in to experience her art.

Growing up in San Francisco, CA, Deborah developed a lifelong love of art from her parents, grandparents and uncle. She has been drawing and painting since she was a young girl. At the age of 14, she participated in an arts summer program with Ruth Asawa.

Deborah received her degree in Art Studio and Design from UC Davis, studying with Wayne Thiebaud, Roland Petersen and Frances Butler. She had a long career as a designer and illustrator before devoting herself to her fine art full time in 2017. She has won numerous awards in juried and solo exhibitions, and recently was chosen to exhibit in the 2023 CZI Community Space in Redwood City. Deborah teaches pastel workshops at Filoli, Pacific Art League, and her studio at Art Bias in San Carlos. Deborah will be teaching pastel courses and workshops with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe this spring and summer. She is represented at Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos and is pursuing her MFA at Academy of Art in San Francisco. She currently resides in Redwood City.

Commissions are available.
Email: deb@deborahsheastudios.com
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