Plein Air Impressionist, Painter

A painter of landscapes who specializes in the exploration of the uses of light and shadow in oil and acrylic media, Debby Koonce is inspired by Northern California and New Mexico vistas, architecture, quaint alleyways, gated compounds and garden settings. These challenging studies reflect the light of different times of the day and the changing seasons. Her sense of color and scale is focused to create a feeling of realism that is heightened by imagination.

Debby has been drawing and painting since the age of nine and won several art awards in her early years in New Jersey. She studied at Rochester Institute of Technology and California College of the Arts where she majored in fine arts. She is a member of the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts and has been a board member of the Bedford Gallery Guild and an active member for the past fifteen years. She is also a member of the Eugene OÕNeill Foundation, the Alamo Danville ArtistsÕ Society and the Pioneer Gallery, the Lamorinda Arts Alliance and the Lafayette Gallery. She is an exhibitor and guest lecturer at venues throughout the East Bay Area. 925-376-7995, 40 Merrill Circle S., Moraga, CA 94556