Meet the artist
Hi, my name is Debra Brewer. I am a mixed media artist, graphic designer, and a Certified Creative Branding Coach.
I have been doing art for a few years now. I love to express myself in art. Art for me has a therapeutic effect. Art allows me to express how I see the world in another way full of color.
I hope that my art speaks to someone in a special way. Art is a journey sometimes it isn't an easy journey but with art, I love how you can take something that doesn't seem beautiful and turn it into a beautiful masterpiece.
I have learned that art allows you to test your faith. You may want to give up but you have to keep going. You have to go through the process. Sometimes the process is hard and tedious, sometimes it's downright ugly but you have to stick with it and before you know it that is when a beautiful masterpiece comes out.
I am a mixed media artist because it allows me to play with different mediums in my artwork. I use pastels, watercolor, acrylic, oil, Indian ink, resin, sculpting, leather, and digital painting.
“More than art—it’s my story in color.”
My Art Journey – How Debra Brewer Art Was Born
The artwork above "PUSH YOUR WAY THROUGH IT" was the very first piece I released to the world as an artist—but the truth is, my relationship with art began long before then.
As a child, art was my escape—a safe zone where I could retreat from the chaos around me. I would doodle in notebooks, sketch in the margins of homework, and lose myself in creativity. In those moments, I felt calm, protected, and free. Though I didn’t have the words for it back then, art was quietly saving me—one line, one swirl at a time. I continued dabbling with art through the years, but I never fully embraced it. It was just something I did… until 2014. That year, during one of the darkest seasons of my life, something shifted. I felt emotionally disconnected, even in rooms full of people. I found myself doodling again, this time creating intricate Zentangle patterns. Without realizing it, I was returning to the same space that gave me comfort as a child.
I started sketching patterned shoes—some of them quite striking. My sister said, “You could design shoes!” but I brushed it off. I still didn’t consider myself an artist. Yet, every time I drew, I felt centered. Calm. Focused. Art became my therapy. And before long, I found that I needed it to feel balanced. Then I began drawing doll faces, and people loved them. One day, I was asked to illustrate a children’s book. But fear crept in. I doubted myself, told myself I wasn’t “good enough,” and overthought everything. I drew in secret but never shared it. The author eventually found someone else. I was devastated—and I let fear silence my gift. I stopped drawing completely.
Friends and family kept encouraging me, saying, “You should be selling your work,” or “Protect your art.” Still, I couldn’t see what they saw in me. I felt like the servant in Matthew 25:25—burying my talent in the ground, paralyzed by doubt. In 2016, I developed shingles in my eyes. The healing process was long and painful. At the time, I was part of a women’s mentoring group called The Ruth Mentoring Project. One Saturday, our session was titled “Detox Your Life,” and we were asked to list three things ailing our bodies. The top of my list, you guessed it: my eyes.Our mentor, Dr. Nicky Collins, introduced us to You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. When I looked up the emotional root of eye issues, it hit me—FEAR. That evening, still in discomfort, I fell into a deep sleep… and that’s when God spoke to me.
His message was clear:
“Stop comparing. I gave you a gift that is uniquely yours. Use it to glorify Me and encourage others. PUSH YOUR WAY THROUGH IT.”
That was the breakthrough moment!
The first piece I created after that revelation was titled “Push Your Way Through It.” It represented my surrender, my healing, and my decision to step into the purpose I had been running from. Within weeks, I was selling artwork on bags, cards, keychains, and more. Debra Brewer Art was born—not just a brand, but a testimony of healing through creativity.
Today, I work across a variety of art styles—Mixed media using all types of mediums ( watercolor, acrylic, pastels, resin, ink, digital and more), Graphic & Web Designer, wearable art (creating pattern art for wearables), and therapeutic art practices. As a Certified Art Therapy Coach, I help others tap into the healing power of creativity. Art is still my safe zone—but now it’s also my voice. I use it to inspire, bring comfort, and remind others that beauty can rise from brokenness.
Art has always been with me. It was my refuge as a child and has become my peaceful place to reset, regroup, and focus as a woman in this chaotic world. It’s more than a gift—it’s part of my soul.
