Deb Komitor, born in 1957, is a contemporary American painter who creates immersive landscape works with a distinctive focus on trees and natural environments. Working primarily in oil on various supports and colored pencil for smaller pieces, she employs a unique technique beginning with black gesso backgrounds and applying separate strokes of color that optically blend in the viewer's eye. Komitor's art explores themes of emotional and spiritual connection to nature, often emphasizing the interplay between opposites like darkness and light. A formal education including a BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design (1980) and an MFA from Colorado State University (1983) preceded her 1993 commitment to full-time artmaking. Based in Colorado Springs since 1997, her extensive exhibition history spans numerous galleries and institutions throughout Colorado and beyond, with recognition including being honored as a Legacy Artist at the Colorado Governor's Art Show.