Debby Dernberger Ryan is an accomplished and professional artist who studied at Foothill College, Los Altos, CA and De Anza College, Cupertino CA. With over 30 years of fine art gallery showings; a mural and sign painting business and teaching art to seniors and developmentally disabled adults, she shares her passion for the arts with her local community. Debby has completed most of her paintings in the last 12 years; the inspiration just seems limitless. Presenting art at its finest! Vibrant images that captured the essence of life itself. A sincere and inimitable vision in every paint stroke. Truth is always stranger than fiction. Debby has been blessed to move to Hawaii recently and fell in love with the islands as soon as stepping foot off the plane. Her current series of paintings are a direct inspiration of this new-found joy.
Debby has been creating arts and crafts all her life and it is true therapy that has saved her life over the years as she strives to make her own personal statement through her paintings in this world. “Refinement through fire as I walk through the hot embers of life” is Debby’s theme for her new 2023 series of painting just released!
Currently creating exciting one-of-a-kind artwork using epoxy / resin colored with mica powers; resin dyes with a hint of glitter to give it vibrant; colorful and unique patterns. I have been creating artwork and jewelry since the 80’s selling to small shops and in local art fairs. “I wanted to take this resin art to a new level and elevate the medium into something no one has seen before.” Using a sea life theme, I can create these gorgeous one-of-a-kind creations. I create sea turtles, manta rays, sharks, dolphins, octopus and even mermaids! This theme is especially popular in the coastal areas of Hawaii; I just love creating and having people enjoy my one-of-a-kind art pieces and purchasing my paintings to hang on their walls.