Debra J. Holladay
Light and Breeze, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Debra J. Holladay is a plein air and studio artist currently painting in Southern
California. Working in a traditional manner incorporating elements of
impressionism and naturalism, she focuses on capturing the color, light, and visual
sensations present in a scene to portray the ‘look’ of her subject. Debra achieves
this through carefully observed colors and shapes, relationships of the subject
elements, qualities of edges, and the use of directional strokes and broken color.
When working en plein air, she returns regularly to the same location at the same
time of day and season until a painting is completed. Debra's preferred medium is
painting in oils on canvas or masonite panel, although she has also worked in a
variety of other media including watercolor, enamel, and acrylic to create layered
paintings on lucite, decorative boxes, and linoleum block prints.
"The function of art is to renew our
perception. What we are familiar with
we cease to see. The artist shakes up
the familiar scene, and, as if by
magic, we see it anew."
(Anais Nin)
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A just completed oil sketch in Eaton Canyon, March 2004
Yucca in Bloom, Eaton Canyon
Painting in progress
The completed painting can be viewed in
Gallery: Eaton Canyon
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