Margaret Harris

Artist Statement:

Cloud formations, open skies and rolling plains of Texas had a big impact on my imagination and creativity. My artwork is deeply influenced by my lifetime of experiences - some difficult, some joyful. Each painting begins with collected images and memories. I do not always know where the work will take me, but it consistently ends up as some depiction or abstraction of the sky, clouds or ocean. As I have grown in self knowledge and confidence, I have allowed my work to emerge without a plan - just an inspired memory translated into a peaceful ethereal image.

Artist Bio:

Margaret Harris grew up in West Texas and has lived in Dallas since 1988. After a career in media sales, she now studies under two Dallas based painters and commits her days to working as a full time artist in her Dallas studio. Her art grew out of the day-to-day experience of a childhood in West Texas, and is cultivated by a nostalgia for the open landscape and frequent travels from the city to the coasts and the high skies of home. Her encounter with these landscapes at a young age, became the foundation of her painted spaces today. The colors and process she uses depict the softness of nature often beginning with collected images and memories, with which she creates an entirely new place in the space of her canvas. She calls on an etherial and process based approach to painting, which allows for alternative interpretations and abstractions. More views of her art is available on her website.