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Born 1946 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Marine, wildlife and sporting painting.
James Harris draws inspiration from ordinary experiences of everyday life: the ever changing skies, salt air and heat felt fishing the flats, walking a rocky shoreline, or an alluring landscape:... Read full biography
James Harris draws inspiration from ordinary experiences of everyday life: the ever changing skies, salt air and heat felt fishing the flats, walking a rocky shoreline, or an alluring landscape: studying the play of sunlight and shadows. The process of transforming a concept into a completed work... Read full biography
James Harris draws inspiration from ordinary experiences of everyday life: the ever changing skies, salt air and heat felt fishing the flats, walking a rocky shoreline, or an alluring landscape: studying the play of sunlight and shadows. The process of transforming a concept into a completed work is four-fold: imagination, research, compositional sketches and painting. He sketches on location to capture moods and color, relying on his photography to bring compositional details accurately... Read full biography
James Harris draws inspiration from ordinary experiences of everyday life: the ever changing skies, salt air and heat felt fishing the flats, walking a rocky shoreline, or an alluring landscape: studying the play of sunlight and shadows. The process of transforming a concept into a completed work is four-fold: imagination, research, compositional sketches and painting. He sketches on location to capture moods and color, relying on his photography to bring compositional details accurately together. Asked about location sketching, he remarked, "I find my eyes wandering to the birds overhead, or to that bee attracted to the yellow I just laid down. I absorb the sounds and smell enveloping me. That is the experience I want people to feel when... Read full biography
James Harris draws inspiration from ordinary experiences of everyday life: the ever changing skies, salt air and heat felt fishing the flats, walking a rocky shoreline, or an alluring landscape: studying the play of sunlight and shadows. The process of transforming a concept into a completed work is four-fold: imagination, research, compositional sketches and painting. He sketches on location to capture moods and color, relying on his photography to bring compositional details accurately together. Asked about location sketching, he remarked, "I find my eyes wandering to the birds overhead, or to that bee attracted to the yellow I just laid down. I absorb the sounds and smell enveloping me. That is the experience I want people to feel when viewing my work. While traveling, I gain first hand knowledge of potenitial subject matter. Larger paintings are co... Read full biography