Deborah Friedman, born in Los Angeles, California, is a professional artist living in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She has a B.F.A in Printmaking from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. After college her work followed a natural progression from printmaking to working in graphite, then pastels, and finally painting in oils. She has also worked in acrylics an a decorative painting business ,focusing on making floorcloths inspired by quilting patterns, and hand-painted furniture.
She transitioned to Colored Pencil as a medium after seeing the strides made by other artists using a myriad of “CP” techniques in around 2005, when “it was also easier to pick up pencils and get straight to work than mix oil paints, work, and clean up while raising children.” Colored Pencils have also brought her back to her love of drawing.
Her work has received awards at numerous exhibitions, and shown both nationally and internationally. She is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, as well as Allied Artists of America, and the CLWAC. In addition, her drawings have been published in numerous magazines and books. She teaches workshops and private students.
