Works
Artist Bio
After living her life believing she was someone without any artistic ability, Debbie Mueller discovered painting in 2016 and was quickly consumed by this passion. Her light filled work has received almost immediate recognition, in 2018 winning Artist Magazine’s annual competition for artists with less than 6 years of study for her landscape painting. She has exhibited in numerous national juried exhibitions, and has been recognized with significant awards in local, national, and international shows and competitions. Highlighted awards include Art2Life International Exhibition 2023 First Place, and a winner of Artists Magazine Over 60 2025. She is a member of Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, American Impressionist Society, The Rockport Art Association, and NOAPS. Her work is represented by a number of fine art galleries across New England and the US, and is held in numerous private collections. She delights in the dance between light and shadow in her illuminated, painterly and graphic landscape and still life oil paintings. She incorporates familiar places and objects with bold composition to create memorable works that are simultaneously contemporary and nostalgic.
She practices medicine in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and lives and paints in Durham, New Hampshire.
Artist's Statement
“Last Days of the Mill Pond Dam”
I was participating in a plein air painting event in 2001, that happened to coincide with the weeks following the Durham Board of Selectmen’s decision to proceed with the removal of the Mill Pond Dam. While I happened to agree with the decision from an environmental standpoint, I also recognized the beauty of the dam, and the deep connection so many in our community felt with this site. I set up my easel on the northern bank of the grassy area next to the dam, and painted for several hours, appreciating the way the sun illuminated the upper surface of the retaining wall on the far bank.
“Lakeside”
This painting was done en plein air at an artists’ retreat in the Adirondak Mountains. The deep blues of the water and the delicate tops of the pine trees give the viewer a sense of timelessness and solitude.
