D'HARRIS
Fine Art from California to Italy
Starting with a more traditional, darker style as a student at UCLA, moving to a bold, more linear expression while living in Italy and shining with her brightest, pastel Italian countrysides, Doris Harris (D'Harris) continued to evolve as an outstanding colorist in her oil and watercolor paintings. Her works often remind the viewer of the wildness employed by Gauguin, Derain and Van Gogh.
Please look below for a selection of her works.
“I am deeply attached to the lush, sundrenched Italian countryside. As a painter this radiant atmosphere suits me perfectly, for I revel in the sensations and richness of color. I transfer these sensations to my canvases to create dynamic, color-laden images of the world around me. Each brushstroke of applied color lends an intrinsic excitement to my work, building to a crescendo of powerful vibrancy. My compositions are based upon a solidarity of form and mass that allows all parts to relate to the unified whole, and the robust and powerful effect of pure color imbues these sculptural forms with a potent, flowing life force. This reflects my personal ‘joie de vivre’! My painting is a creative testimony to the sources of joy that lie within me and are expressed creatively. I believe in combining reality with a deeply personal and expressive journey into sensation through the use of joyful, exhuberant color. I feel this helps my work achieve a powerful earthiness and gives it its universally uplifting appeal.”