![Debra Joyce Dawson, “Sitting Pretty,” oil on linen, 10 x 8 in., won 2nd Place & Artists Choice Award at the 2022 Ohio Plein Air Society Competition. Available through artist oil painting of small structure sitting on edge of pond with red barn on the background](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1_Dawson_WP-696x861.jpg)
Debra Joyce Dawson: I paint what I like: light falling on form, abstract compositional patterns that jump out at me, colors and shapes, an old farmhouse or barn may be painted repeatedly until the day I return, and it’s gone. My favorite subjects include water, low tide, old architectural shapes, dress shop windows, and people wearing interesting clothes. I aim for a surface quality from transparent to impasto applied with a brush or palette knife.
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![oil painting of cloudy over of cliff hills by ocean](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2_Dawson_WP.jpg)
![oil painting of luscious green field with house nearby, and wooden fence going from one end of canvas to the other](https://www.outdoorpainter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3_Dawson_WP.jpg)