Gregory Frank Harris (born 1953)     An Overview     Gregory Frank Harris (Greg Harris) was born in southern California in 1953.  His mother was a painter and his father a miner.  He also has a twin brother, an entomologist and drummer.  He began drawing and sculpting in clay by the age of five.  At eight years old he began to sing and play the piano by ear.  Throughout junior high and high school he had art and music classes, later studying ceramics and raku firing.    In 1972, he attended Long Beach University studying art and theater.   He also, at this time, began watercolor painting and song writing.  From 1973 to 1986, he played in bands at local nightclubs, then later professional ‘gigs’ in hotels on the west coast.  In 1977 while on the road in Spokane, Washington, inspired by a book on French impressionism, he began to paint in acrylic and oils, copying and studying the impressionists and old masters.    In 1980, through a twist a fate, three of his old master copies ended up in the movie “Annie”.  From 1982 to 1996, a personal agent sold his original impressionist oils, pastels, and watercolors to galleries across the US.  During those years he was exhibiting at juried shows and winning awards, all the while plein air painting in the Laguna and Irvine Canyons.  In the fall of 1985, he studied at the Art Student’s League in New York; and in 1987, he put together a large band performing his original music at the Roxey Theater in L.A.    From 1991 to 1996 he and his wife, now divorced, lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts.  While in Duxbury he performed in community theater plays and musical productions.  In 1996, after doing a workshop at the Fechin Institute, New Mexico, he decided to move to Santa Fe.  He lived there for five years and continued his studies of contemporary realism and plein-air painting.    In November 2000 he moved to Lyme, CT to further paint from life.  He also became a part-time teacher and elected member of the Lyme Art Association as well as a private instructor.  Currently he is a member of the Putney painters group in Vermont with Richard Schmid. Please remember that all works illustrated below have been SOLD. Click on any image to enlarge it and see more information about the work Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Road Home Oil on canvas 46 x 48 inches Signed; also signed, dated, and titled on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Eventide of Spring Comes Gently Oil on canvas 58 x 62 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Peaceful Time Oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches Signed Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Daydreams Oil on canvasboard 18 x 14 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Early Spring, Old Brittany Farm Oil on panel 14 x 20 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) On the Eve of Sundown Oil on canvasboard 12 x 20 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Spring in the Valley Oil on canvasboard 12 x 18 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Still Life with Cantaloupe & Peaches Oil on board 16 x 12 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Lilacs and French Confit Jar Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Signed Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Gladiolas and Copper Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches Signed and dated '01   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Still Life with Lilacs and Azaleas Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Clearing Skies Oil on board 12 x 12 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Bountiful Harvest Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches Signed Signed and dated on the reverse: July 1991. Also inscribed: Hommage a l'hermitte   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) When Dawn Breaks Oil on canvasboard 14 x 11 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Flora Oil on board 12 x 9 inches Signed and dated '01 Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Peaceful Hours Oil on board 10 x 8 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Tender Fields Oil on canvas 20 x 18 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Sunflowers Oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches Signed; signed, titled and dated on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Herdsman Oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Model: Charles Tichenor   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Evening Light and April Moon Oil on panel 14 x 12 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Sunlight & Shadows Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches Signed Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Village Pond Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Chinese Jar Oil on canvas 10 x 20 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Autumn Along the River Oil on canvas on board 12 x 16 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) First Days of Spring Oil on panel 12 x 16 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Sunbreak Oil on board 18 x 24 inches Signed Signed, titled, and dated '2004' on the reverse.   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Wildflowers on the River's Edge Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Moments Reverie Oil on canvasboard 12 x 9 inches Signed Titled, signed and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Quiet Pastime Oil on board 20 x 16 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Time Moves Slowly Oil on canvasboard 14 x 10 inches Signed; also signed, dated and titled on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Still Morning Oil on canvas 16 x 12 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Model: Rita Carratello   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Peaceful Morning Oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Warm Days of Summer Oil on canvasboard 16 x 12 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Now, Only Memories Oil on canvas 14 x 11 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) October Skies Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Young Shepherd Oil on canvasboard 18 x 12 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Spring Blossoms Oil on canvasboard 16 x 12 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Golden Harvest Oil on panel 12 x 20 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Golden Years Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Signed Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Wildflowers by the Pasture Oil on canvasboard 10 x 12 inches Signed; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) When the Storm Clears Oil on board 20 x 12 inches Signed   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) April Skies & Sunlit Hills Oil on canvasboard 20 x 22 inches Signed; also signed and inscribed Paris on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) Along the Peaceful River Oil on canvas on board 12 x 16 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) The Poppy Field Oil on canvas on board 24 x 20 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Riverside Cottage Oil on canvas on board 12 x 24 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) May Blossoms Oil on canvas on board 8 x 16 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse   Gregory Frank Harris (b. 1953) A Cottage Garden Oil on canvas on board 16 x 12 inches Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse