Debra Bretton Robinson

Debra Bretton Robinson has been a Chelmsford resident for the past five years. She grew up in Plaistow, NH. Debra attended the New England School of Art and Design in Boston, majoring in fine art and fashion illustration. Later, she transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Art Education. Debra taught elementary school students in Maryland and Boston. She and her family moved to Chelmsford in 2000 and she continues to participate in the vibrant Lowell art scene. She now paints full time.
Debra's acrylic paintings on canvas concentrate on portraits of people she knows or places she encounters everyday in her life. Her style borders between representational and abstract. The colors and lines of her paintings are inspired by Matisse during the Fauvist movement. The talents of several other artists she continues to draw upon are: William Henry Johnson, Alice Neel and Edward Hopper. Jazz and Blues music continue to be a force in her work.
Debra works out of her studio in Chelmsford and can be contacted directly or through her email address. More of her work can be seen currently at the Bernard Toale Gallery in Boston, the Chelmsford Town Hall, and the Chelmsford Public Library.