Female painter Hyde Pres, evoking an atmosphere of joy, optimism and peace

Heide Presse, 1958 | Romantic painter

Heide E. Presse was born in Heidelberg, Germany, and grew up in Louisiana, USA.

Pres was born into a family with no artistic background, but she had a natural artistic talent and did not receive formal art instruction until college. In 1980, she earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in design from Stephen F-Austin State University in Nacoddikis, Texas.

She works as a commercial artist in Texas but now settles in Florida with her husband and son.

In 1990, she decided to focus entirely on painting, first with watercolors and more recently with oil painting. Her work has been internationally recognized and has been featured in many national exhibitions, including those of the American Painting Association.

One of Pres's favorite occupations is collecting historical clothing and accessories, and she particularly enjoys late Victorian and early Edwardian fashion. Pres stored dozens of beautiful clothes from 1890-1916 in her studio.

In addition to clothes, Hyde also collected a large collection of antiques, which she used as props in her paintings, namely jars, bowls and vases. In her work, Prest often depicts women and children in flowery groves, or works in blooming flora. In addition to the timeless theme of flowers, her paintings constantly evoke an atmosphere of joy, optimism and peace.

Despite these constant factors, the subject matter and context of her paintings are diverse. She enjoys creating research and then depicting what she considers to be relevant themes of the 19th century in the most historical way possible. And always exploring and learning better ways to make the most realistic depictions.

Looking at Preece's paintings, it's easy to capture the gentle, gentle touch of 19th-century Western women in the fields, homes, and nature.

Her paintings have been listed in the Park Art 100, where she won District One, Founders Favorites, Collector's Choice, and The San Antonio Mission National Park Award.

Her work has been exhibited in the National and American Watercolor Associations, her work has been featured in numerous publications, and she has been named an artist of interest by American Art and Wildlife Art magazines.