DeannaDusbabekArt@proton.me
deanna@bainbridgeislandportraits.com

I've been an artist all my life. My earliest memories are of coloring purple trees with my spiffy 64-piece-complete-with-sharpener Crayola Crayon set and writing stories I also illustrated. If you give me a rock and a can of spray paint, I can turn that into something pretty for you. 

Some of my gigs have included: dog walking/pet-sitting, fine dining & catering, wine steward, sales & marketing, website design, barista, customer service, executive assistant ( No, I don't do latte art. Don't judge me) and floral design. When I see colors, I hear music. Weird, right?

I've worked in corporate America, small town America and every place in between, from the Midwest, to the West Coast to the South and Florida. I'd rather move than travel. 

My friends say I'm a "Jill of all trades." I guess that's true. I like to move around, learn and try new things. I'm a firm believer in the value of turning your comfortable life on its head and shaking the hell out of it. My favorite sound is silence.

I hold a BA from a sort of fancy university, or so they tell me. I also went to film school at the Seattle Film Institute and studied screenwriting at UCLA . I've worked as a freelance writer/editor and have enjoyed publication in non-fiction and poetry. I'm working currently on the obligatory novel that every self-respecting creative feels compelled to pen.

From 2012 until 2023, I had a boutique portrait and branding photography business in the Pacific Northwest. I relocated to the Midwest to concentrate on my art and writing.