"I paint regional landscapes rendering the subject with an emphasis on light and color. The scenes have an atmospheric quality reminiscent of the early European and California impressionists. The style is intended to bring the viewer into a timeless place invoking resonance and memory while presenting a window on the world. Editorial comment is subject to romance."
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images are designed to draw the eye inward in a pathway foreground to middle,
and then background by way of design and light/dark patterns. Edges are
softened. Form is complex and layered. Complexity is preferred over simplicity
of pattern. Simplicity of design holds the richness of pattern together.
"My paintings are created in the traditional old masters style by applying many layers of oil with thin glazes on gessoed cotton and linen canvas. The image is first drawn in color or pastel pencil. Hints of this drawing can be seen in thin glazed areas. Shadows are placed in first to lend cohesiveness to the design. Middle and lighter values follow."
"Complex areas can require days of layering. A portrait face can take many days to complete. The more layered the area, the richer and more complex the result. When the painting is complete and dry, the final result is varnished with Soluvar varnish, usually in a gloss finish for smaller images. Matte varnish is used for very large images, such as the 1400 square foot mural series that I painted for a regional library."
Deborah Haeffele has exhibited twice at the N.C. Museum of Art,
the Society of Illustrators, New York, and the Charach Epstein Museum, Michigan.
Her work is part of various corporate, civic, and private collections including
Cranbrook, Glaxo Wellcome, SAS Institute, Kaiser Permanente, and General
Electric.
A published artist, her work has been featured in over a dozen books with major publishers. She has completed numerous corporate and private commissions in portraiture and landscape. She recently completed a 1,493 square foot series of murals for the Eva H. Perry Regional Library in Apex, North Carolina that depicts eighteen stories, myths, and legends using a painting style that reflected French and Italian Renaissance. This project was highlighted in the Library Journal.
Her artwork has been featured by Artist Magazine and her illustrations listed on such noteworthy lists as Smithsonian Magazine, the National Bookseller's List, and the Bank Street College List as well as the Society of Illustrators.
Ms. Haeffele has been represented by Regal, Carmel; Galleria, Los Gatos; ART, Los Gatos; Mary Jean Place, Palo Alto; Somerhill, Durham; ArtSource, Raleigh; Carteret Contemporary, Morehead City; Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Michigan; Portfolio Gallery, Columbia, S.C.; Goin Gallery, Charleston; Barkin Leeds Ltd., Atlanta; Walls Gallery, Wilmington; Curtis Brown, New York; and Carol Bancroft, Massachusetts.
She holds an AB in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Design from the School of Design, North Carolina State University.
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