Hugh Harris

I work in acrylics, watercolors and pen and ink to produce images of the world I experience and want to share with others. While much of my work features nautical subjects related to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and seascapes featuring beaches, I have a growing body of new work featuring other settings. My work is representational, yet I use strong colors creatively to express emotion and seek balance of expression. My interest in art dates back to my childhood in Cincinnati, Ohio where I took Saturday classes at the Cincinnati Art Museum, and summer programs at the University of Cincinnati. I am retired after 38 years as a United Methodist pastor, and my formal education was in areas other than art. In 1994, however, I received a certificate in Watercolor from Blue Ridge Community College in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia after completing 21 semester hours of study. During the 1970's I mentored under two Chesapeake Bay artists, James Ware and Martin Johnson, Jr. My paintings have been purchased by private collectors as well as businesses, and institutions, including a painting in Newport News City Hall, three at Regent University in Virginia Beach, and one at Peace College, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Artwork Feed

Events Feed

Blog Feed

Hugh Harris Art

Hugh Harris Canvas Prints

Hugh Harris Framed Prints

Hugh Harris Acrylic Prints

Hugh Harris Prints

Hugh Harris Posters

Hugh Harris Greeting Cards