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MEET DEBRA


Debra Huse is a contemporary colorist and impressionist. She uses rich color and bold fluid strokes to capture the light and drama in her paintings. As Degas and Mary Cassatt, Huse enjoys working in oils and pastels, and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America. Debra began formal painting when she was ten, stretching her own canvases and painting, at first, in acrylic. At age 11, she was awarded a scholarship and attended college courses at the prestigious John Heron School of Art in Indianapolis. Currently living in Southern California, Debra grew up in Indiana which also has a rich history of plein air impressionist painters.

Huse travels most of the year to various locations capturing scenes en plein air and she has a working studio in a southern california boatyard. Recently featured in Southwest Art Magazine and Plein Air New Mexico Book. Eight awards in 2006 including Society of Master Impressionists, American Art Collector Award & Pastels USA, International Exhibition, Platinum Award.

Artist's Statement
"I've been blessed with the talent of seeing and the passion for painting. Oil is such a lucious medium. Applying lots of paint - moving it around and carving out areas is fascinating. As a contemporary plein air colorist, I strive to capture the beauty of the moment, the poetry of the atmosphere, and the notes of colorful light with the spontaneity and energy of a painter intrigued. Not painting is not an option."

Shows, Awards & Publications

2007 Society of Master Impressionists International Exhibition, Award of Excellence, Best of Show
2007 American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition, Chicago, 2nd Place for Outstanding Oil Painting
2007
Borrego Springs Plein Air, Artists' Choice Award, & 3rd Place
2007 Maui Plein Air Invitational, Irvine Museum Piece
2006 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational
2006  San Luis Obispo Plein Air
2006  Crystal Cove Alliance Invitational, Irvine Museum HM Award
2006  Telluride, CO & Sonoma, CA Plein Air
2006  Huntington Beach Plein Air,  HM Award
2006  Featured Artist in book Plein Air New Mexico
2006  Featured Artist in Southwest Magazine’s “My World” Oct.
2006  Hoosier Salon, IN State Museum
2006  Just Plein Fun, Balboa Island, Ruby Award
2006  Jewel of Alameda Plein Air, HM Award
2006  San Juan Capistrano Conservancy Plein Air Invitational, Irvine Museum HM Award
2006  Society of Master Impressionists, Amarillo Texas, American Art Collector Magazine Award
2006  “On location in Malibu” CAC, Frederick R. Weisman Museum
2006  Pastels USA, International Exhibition, Platinum Award
2006  Plein Air Hawaii, Maui, Irvine Museum Award
2006 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational
2006 San Luis Obispo Plein Air
2006 Crystal Cove Alliance Invitational, Irvine Museum HM Award
2006 Telluride, CO & Sonoma, CA Plein Air
2006 Huntington Beach Plein Air, HM Award
2006 Featured Artist in book Plein Air in New Mexico
2006 Featured Artist in Southwest Magazine's "My World" October issue
2006 Hoosier Salon, IN State Museum
2006 Just Plein Fun, Balboa Island, Ruby Award
2006 Jewel of Alameda Plein Air, HM Award
2006 San Juan Capistrano Conservancy Plein Air Invitational, Irvine Museum HM Award
2006 Society of Master Impressionists, Amarillo Texas, American Art Collector Magazine Award
2006 Plein Air Hawaii, Maui, Irvine Museum Award
2005 Plein Air New Mexico, Ventana Gallery, Santa Fe
2005 Second Prize for "Newport Harbor" 16 x 20, Oil, at the American Impressionist Society's 6th National Juried Exhibit
2005 Sedona, AZ Plein Air Invitational
2005 Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Art Museum
2005 Sonoma Plein Air Invitational
2005 Telluride, CO Plein Air Invitational
2005 Oil Painters of America Show, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 81st Hoosier Salon, IN Museum “Mission Tenders”
2005 California Art Club’s “Summer Leisure” Invitational Exhibition at the Old Mill, Pasadena, CA
2005 Napa Valley Museum’s “Northern Views” Exhibition
2005 American Impressionist Society Exhibition, Taos, Second Prize Award for “Newport Harbor Sunset”
2005 Carmel Plein Air Festival, May
2005 Salon International, International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art “Ensenada Fish Market”
2005 Scottsdale Artist’s School “Best & Brightest” Show Best of Show Award, 1st place Oil & Marlin Linville Award
for “Work in Progress” 11x14 plein air painting
2004 Pasadena Museum of California Art, “Gold Medal” Show
2004 Bowers Museum Show, “Sights of Southern California”
2004 80th Annual Hoosier Salon, July 18th, IN State Museum Purchase Award and Outstanding Oil Merit Award
2004 American Woman Artists Juried Show, Santa Fe, NM Runner-Up Award
2004 “Monumental Minitures” CAC Invitational Old Mill
2004 “Spiritual Spectrum” CAC Juried Show
2004 Sonoma Plein Air, October 4th - 9th
2004 San Luis Obispo Plein Air, Sept.27th- Oct. 3rd


Affiliations and Memberships
American Impressionist Society
California Art Club, Artist Member
Hoosier Salon
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
National Association of Women Artists
Oil Painters of America
Pastel Society of America, Signature Member
Southern California Plein Air Painters
Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting
Outdoor Painters Society

Scholarships and Bachelors Degree
1971 John Heron Art School
1979 Indiana University, School of Fine Art