ASTORIA FINE ART
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
LORD NELSON'S GALLERY
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
all paintings, photographs and other matierials on this site, copyright © 2012 Heide Presse. All rights reserved.
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Heide E. Presse has always been interested in historical subjects, and for the last few years has been on a journey discovering the 19th century. She loves to read journals, and recently began participating in living history events. In order to give her work historical authenticity, Heide also sews period garments and quilts, and collects antique items to use as props. Preferring to depict the simpler, everyday moments in life, her art gives glory to the ordinary, using rich color and dramatic light.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Heide grew up in north Louisiana and earned her BFA in Texas. She and her husband currently live in central Florida with their son. After moving from Texas, where Heide worked in commercial art, she found herself at a crossroad and decided to pursue painting as a career.
Her watercolors and oils have been included in many juried and invitational shows including Western Visions at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, American Art in Miniature at the Gilcrease Museum, Oil Painters of America's National Exhibition, History Meets the Arts in Gettysburg, Pa, the American and National Watercolor Societies, and many years and awards in the Arts for the Parks Top 100. Private collections include the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and the Silver Cos.
Heide works from a studio in her home in Tampa, Florida. And though she paints various subjects, she has been enjoying researching the 19th century, and producing paintings that are as true to the era as possible. To view her studio, click on the link below. And to learn more about her creative process, including historic sewing, photo shoots, and painting...take a look at her blog.
My original paintings are represented by these galleries...
More to come.....
AMERICAN ARTIST STUDIOS, 2010
AMERICAN ARTIST, Painting in the Digital Age. November 2005
TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE, Defining Light, the Art of Heide Presse, March 2003
THE ARTISTS MAGAZINE, Time Travel, April 2002
US ART, May 2001
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST, Arts for the Parks Winners, December 2001
WILDLIFE ARTIST, 15 Women Artists to Watch, March 2001
US ART, Art Couture, September 2000
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST, April 2000
WATERCOLOR, Summer 1999
US ART, Artists to Watch, December 1998
WATERCOLOR, Fall 1997 cover
WATERCOLOR, Painting a Simpler Way of Life, Summer 1997
WATERCOLOR MAGIC, Sentimental Subjects, Summer 1996
SPLASH 5
THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR
PEOPLE IN WATERCOLOR
THE ARTISTIC TOUCH II
ABOUT HEIDE
EVENTS 2012
AMERICAN MINIATURES SHOW
Settlers West Gallery
Tucson, Arizona
February 11, 2012
HISTORY MEETS THE ARTS
Lord Nelson's Gallery
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
June 14-16, 2012
QUEST FOR THE WEST
Eiteljorg Museum
Indianapolis, Indiana
September 7 and 8, 2012
