"Vacation Ingredients" - oil - 5" x 5" - by Debra Keirce DebKArt Home Studios hosts workshops in Ashburn VA, taught by some of today's master painters. Visit Debra Keirce Fine Art to learn more about this year's opportunities, right here in Northern Virginia.

Debra Keirce, born in 1961, is a contemporary American Realist painter. Recognized for her highly detailed paintings, her work is crafted using tools such as magnifiers and close range binoculars. With a love of narrative, her paintings tell stories of joy, desire, challenge and encouragement. She considers the magic in our reality and weaves it into art that leans toward the contemporary side of traditional realism. Debra enjoys demonstrating her techniques for art lovers.

"Urniture" - oil - 12" x 16" - by Debra Keirce A signature member of the Miniature Artists of America, the Miniature Painters Sculptors Gravers Society of Washington DC, World Federation of Miniaturists, Cider Painters of America, and the Hilliard Society in Wells England, Debra is also a juried member of the International Guild of Realism, an Art Renewal Center Living Artist, and the mother of three.

Debra and her family now live in Northern Virginia. Originally from Detroit, she earned a degree in biochemical engineering and worked as a corporate engineer at pharmaceutical facilities for fifteen years. Many of her paintings are influenced by time spent in mazes of pipes, tanks, and equipment.