At age five, John Ebner was fascinated with painting,
exploring the world of watercolors and watching them expand on the paper. This fascination
carried him through high school and on to the Advertising Art School in Portland, Oregon,
where he earned a degree in art.
Embarking on a different career path, Ebner didn’t
pick up a brush until 1974, when his wife enrolled him in a watercolor class as a birthday
present. Today Ebner has established himself as one of the most widely collected
watercolorists in the Pacific Northwest.
Ebner’s popularity continues to increase with his
sellout prints of the genre he calls his "rain people." These 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.
