Laura Harris, artist, original acrylic paintings at White Rock Gallery

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Laura Harris

Original acrylic/mixed media paintings | Biography

VIDEO: Short documentary exploration of Laura Harris's ideas.

"So Quiet Here"
36 x 48 - acrylic
$5440 (thick canvas
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"These Places I Dream"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$4075 (thick canvas
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"Tiny Gems #1"
4 x 6 - acrylic
$590 Custom framed

"Tiny Gems #2"
4 x 6 - acrylic
$590 Custom framed

"Tiny Gems #3"
4 x 6 - acrylic
$590 Custom framed

"With Heart and Soul"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6930 (thick canvas
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"Reaching For Dawn"
diptych - 48 x 60 (overall size) - acrylic
$8660 (thick canvas
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"The Shadow's Gift"
30 x 30 - acrylic
$2835 (thick canvas
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"Smokey Blue Love"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2720 (thick canvas
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"My Soul's Secret"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$4075 (thick canvas
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"They Stand Waiting"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2720 (thick canvas
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"Vibrant Journey"
24 x 48 - acrylic
$3620 (thick canvas
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"The Tide's Gift"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1990 Custom framed
$1760 unframed (thick canvas wrap)

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"The Still and Moving"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3880 (thick canvas
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"Invitation to Calm"
30 x 72 - acrylic
$7000 Custom framed
$6170 unframed (thick canvas wrap)

"Right Where I'm Meant to Be"
48 x 72 - acrylic
$10,375 (thick canvas
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"Sweet Wandering"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2720 (thick canvas
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"What the Morning Brings"
24 x 30 - acrylic
$2500 (thick canvas
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"Just Beyond Here"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1760 (thick canvas
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"Glowing Jade Sky"
30 x 30 - acrylic
$2835 (thick canvas
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"Under Turquoise Sky"
60 x 60 - acrylic
$10,820 (thick canvas
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ARTIST LAURA HARRIS

On Canvas

“Fat flowers lean shyly into one another, giddy with connection. Fevered skies swell above landscapes stripped of memory. Last blossoms bend with the reluctance of autumn, and mornings emerge with the coolness of a sigh... of waiting. Playful or pensive, Laura’s sense of motion is intoxicating. Questions fall and shine like

teardrops. Fragile with hope, light rises like a promise. You want to follow it... somewhere turbulent and lyrical,

elegant with chaos. Its somewhere you know, but have never seen before. Delicate traceries point the way. Exuberant, sensual, and often surprising, Laura’s images are known and prized for their irresistible energy...”

written by Lisa Leighton

Biography

“I feel like I’ve finally found my place, and it’s here on the canvas. Here I soar.”

Described as 'beautifully imperfect' Laura's paintings speak to an inner voice often ignored – with strikingly bold colours and texture, each one takes you on a journey that requires contemplation and offers discovery. Mostly self-taught, Laura began painting in her teens. With her draftsman father teaching her perspective and technique, he also encouraged freedom of expression. Before becoming a 'serious' painter, Harris had a small graphic design company that specialized in corporate identity. In 2001, her successful business gave way to her full time art career. It is a very exciting time for Laura – with a run of successful shows and critical acclaim, she is continuing her journey with a strong sense of play, and refreshing confidence and flare.

"The work keeps getting deeper, more honest. I continue to work on a piece until I feel it breathe on its own."

STATEMENT

Fueled by good coffee and the music of Ray Lamontagne, Angus and Julia, Ben Harper and Dylan, my mornings are spent in my 8 x 12ft studio. When people ask me for a tour of my studio, I have to laugh... it's small but I couldn't ask for more. There's paint on the walls, the ceiling, on the curtains and rug, and I love that no one has asked me to clean it up. Music loud, I can't help but wiggle a bit and I think that movement finds its way into the paintings... I can see it in the strokes. I trust the mistakes and feel that a successful painting is one that conveys my emotion.

A lot of my work has a 'big sky' feel to it. While creating these, I am generally aware of a lost connection between people. We live in a world where cell phones and blackberries are often getting more affection than our family and friends. I fear that a loss of intimacy and connection is growing. The splatters of paint represent people or souls, rising from the ground up into the horizon... open and searching, connecting, together. The black represents the chaos of daily life, and the brightness represents hope, calm, and the inner peace I feel when I stop... like when I watch my daughter beachcombing and for that moment, there's nothing else in the whole world.

"Wonderful things can happen if you put your brush down and let your painting be your teacher." (Charles Reid)

Shows at White Rock Gallery

May 2011: April Showers Bring May Flowers
Oct 2010: Fusion
September 2008: On the Horizon

Look for this 6-page article on artist Laura Harris in the August 2009 Chatelaine Magazine

PARTIAL ARCHIVE

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"Bay of Hope"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1990 in show frame
$1760 unframed (thick canvas wrap)

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"Spirit Streams"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3880 (thick canvas
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"Drops of Light"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3880 (thick canvas
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"One Wish"
5 x 15 - acrylic
$850 (thick canvas
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"Three Strong"
5 x 15 - acrylic
$850 (thick canvas
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"5 Stood Tall"
5 x 15 - acrylic
$850 (thick canvas
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"Let It Pour In"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6600 (thick canvas
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"Praise"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1760 (thick canvas
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"Red Sky Rising"
30 x 72 - acrylic
$6170 (thick canvas
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"Exhale, Now Dream"
24 x 72 - acrylic
$5180 (thick canvas
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"Deep Blue Journey"
diptych - 24 x 48 overall size - acrylic
$3450 (thick canvas
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"This Horizon Shines"
36 x 96 - acrylic
$9900 (thick canvas
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"Smokey Sun"
24 x 24 - acrylic
$2190 (thick canvas
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"Winter Kisses"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1760 (thick canvas
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"Beyond the Current"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3685 (thick canvas
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"Just Beyond"
20 x 60 - acrylic
$3430 (thick canvas
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"On this Horizon"
36 x 60 - acrylic
$6050 (thick canvas
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"Shadows and Light"
diptych - 36 x 48 (overall size) - acrylic
$4880 (thick canvas
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"Nestle and Sway"
36 x 48 - acrylic
$4880 (thick canvas
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"Blue Bay"
24 x 48 - acrylic
$3190 (thick canvas
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"Two in Amber"
18 x 48 - acrylic
$2480 (thick canvas
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"Three in Riches"
8 x 36 - acrylic
$1200 (thick canvas
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"Little Red"
12 x 12 - acrylic
$1010 (thick canvas
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"Our Golden Winter"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1760 (thick canvas
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"Beckoning"
40 x 60 - acrylic
$6850 (thick canvas
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"Winter's Glow"
18 x 24 - acrylic
$1390 (thick canvas
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"Sweet Spring"
12 x 12 - acrylic
$1010 (thick canvas
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"Sway and Whisper"
24 x 48 - acrylic
$3190 (thick canvas
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"Healing Time"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3685 (thick canvas
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"Golden Road"
18 x 24 - acrylic
$1390 (thick canvas
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"Burning Bluff"
24 x 24 - acrylic
$1835 (thick canvas
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"April's Audience"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2480 (thick canvas
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"Moving Still"
24 x 24 - acrylic
$1835 (thick canvas
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"Breath Into It"
18 x 72 - acrylic
$3685 (thick canvas
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"Under Sapphire"
12 x 12 - acrylic
$1010 (thick canvas
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"Where the Heart Is"
36 x 48 - acrylic
$4880 (thick canvas
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"Teak and Linen"
diptych - 24 x 36 overall - acrylic
$2480 (thick canvas
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"Golden Dew"
12 x 12 - acrylic
$1010 (thick canvas
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"Fire Lights"
12 x 12 - acrylic
$1010 (thick canvas
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"West Coast Dreamers"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3685 (thick canvas
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"They Came for the Rain"
36 x 60 - acrylic
$5140 (thick canvas
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"As One"
8 x 10 - acrylic
$900 (thick canvas
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"Spring and a Sigh"
12 x 36 - acrylic
$1760 (thick canvas
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"Sapphire Daydream"
24 x 72 - acrylic
$4960 (thick canvas
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"Just As It Is"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2480 (thick canvas
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"Summer Romance #2"
24 x 30 - acrylic
$2050 Unframed

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"This Place"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6470 (thick canvas
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"For Us Dreamers"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6470 (thick canvas
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"Jade and Fire"
36 x 48 - acrylic
$4880 (thick canvas
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"Big Sky Dreaming"
48 x 60 - acrylic
$8250 (thick canvas
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"Desert Dancers"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6470 (thick canvas
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"Shadow's Treasure"
30 x 30 - acrylic
$2560 (thick canvas
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"Tuesday's Gift II"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2480 (thick canvas
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"Note to Self"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2480 (thick canvas
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"Silent Explosions"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6470 (thick canvas
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"Anchored"
48 x 72 - acrylic
$8980 (thick canvas
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"Passage Remembered"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$6470 (thick canvas
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"Midnight Sand"
24 x 36 - acrylic
$2255 (thick canvas
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"Toward the Fall"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3350 (thick canvas
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"Ruby and Gold"
30 x 40 - acrylic
$3430 (thick canvas
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"The Adventurers"
48 x 72 - acrylic
$8980 (thick canvas
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"Trickle and Jade"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3350 (thick canvas
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"Red Discovery"
24 x 24 - acrylic
$1670 (thick canvas
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"The Flame Above"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3350 (thick canvas
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"Nestled Together"
18 x 24 - acrylic
$1270 (thick canvas
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"Ours to Discover"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3350 (thick canvas
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"Golden Tulips"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3350 (thick canvas
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"April Already"
16 x 20 - acrylic
$1125 (thick canvas
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"He Waited"
12 x 24 - acrylic
$1090 (thick canvas
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"Golden Tomorrow"
24 x 24 - acrylic
$1670 (thick canvas
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"Together"
40 x 60 - acrylic
$6230 (thick canvas
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"Resilient"
36 x 36 - acrylic
$3350 (thick canvas
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"With a Kiss and Snowberries"
24 x 30 - acrylic
$1870 (thick canvas
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"Her Move"
36 x 48 - acrylic
$4440 (thick canvas
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"The Shadow's Glow"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$5900 (thick canvas
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"Nourish"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$5900 (thick canvas
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"Truth"
48 x 48 - acrylic
$5900 (thick canvas
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"For the Quiet and Adventurous"
24 x 60 - acrylic
$3740 (thick canvas
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"Waiting for Warmth"
24 x 30 - acrylic
$1870 (thick canvas
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"For Her"
12 x 24 - acrylic
$990 (thick canvas
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"The Mist and the Glow"
42 x 42 - acrylic
$4580 (thick canvas
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"Touch of Gold Dust"
24 x 30 - acrylic
$1700 (thick canvas
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"Here to Stay"
48 x 48 - acrylic/mixed media
$5460 (thick canvas
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"Follow"
24 x 48 - acrylic/mixed media
$2720 (thick canvas
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"Through Earth and Sky"
40 x 60 - acrylic/mixed media
$5670 (thick canvas
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"Cherish"
22 x 28 - acrylic/mixed media
$1455 (thick canvas
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"Australia Calling"
Diptych - 48 x 96 overall size
- acrylic/mixed media
$10,500 (thick canvas
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"Here with You"
20 x 24 - acrylic/mixed media
$1260 (thick canvas
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"Dreaming"
20 x 24 - acrylic/mixed media
$1260 (thick canvas
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"All Ablaze"
24 x 30 - acrylic/mixed media
$1700 (thick canvas
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"Morning Dew's Kiss"
30 x 40 - acrylic/mixed media
$2835 Unframed

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"Here in the Sway"
24 x 40 - acrylic/mixed media
$2270 Unframed

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"Three Steps Closer"
24 x 30 - acrylic/mixed media

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"Family Strength"
48 x 48 - acrylic/mixed media
$5200 Unframed

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"Here From There"
Triptych - 20 x 72 (overall size)
- acrylic/mixed media
$3300 Unframed

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"Battle of Wills"
24 x 30 - acrylic/mixed media
$1600 Unframed

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"Fire and Water"
48 x 60 - acrylic/mixed media
$6450 Unframed

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"All in Amber"
24 x 36 - acrylic/mixed media
$2050 Unframed

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