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Biography of John Ebner
| At age five, John Ebner was fascinated with painting, exploring the
world of watercolors and watching them expand on paper. This fascination carried him
through high school and on the Advertising Art School in Portland, Oregon, where he earned
a degree in art. |
| Embarking on a different career direction, Ebner
didn't pick up a brush again until 1974, when his wife Paula enrolled him in a watercolor
class as a birthday present. "That's all it took to get me started", remarks
Ebner. "The first night I painted almost all night. I just couldn't get enough of it.
I realized that watching color expand on paper still excited me." |
| Today John Ebner has established himself as one
of the most widely collected watercolorists in the Pacific Northwest. |
| Ebner's popularity has increased with his
sellout prints of the genre he calls his "rain people." This signature subject
presents a challenge both conceptually and technically. "These people can be found
everywhere, especially in the Pacific Northwest. They wait for the bus, hurry to work and
huddle under umbrellas. The rain people address the delicate balancing act between pigment
and paper. With warm tones next to cool tones and soft lines next to hard lines, a sense
of mystery is added. I want the viewer to finish the painting in his mind," the
artist says. |
| When Ebner is not painting, he continues to
learn from the masters, as well as his contemporaries, touring museums and frequenting
galleries and shows all over the world. He also enjoys gardening, water-skiing and boating
on Camano Island, one hour north of Seattle, where he and Paula draw inspiration from the
beauty of Puget Sound. |
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