Southwestern Landscape Paintings by Johnathan Harris - Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]

"Rocky Mountain High" - Southwestern Landscape Art by Johnathan Harris

"Rocky Mountain High"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
30" x 24" wrap

The first thing a viewer notices about a Johnathan Harris landscape is the remarkable finesse the artist exhibits in his use of unrestrained color, capturing realism then departing just enough to convey the emotions the scene evoked in him. "My art gives the viewer a window into a perception of a reality in which I find refuge," Harris states.

Harris knew by the time he was in high school he would become a full-time artist; but he also knew people who had majored in art only to find themselves working in other fields with no time left for creativity. His solution was to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management while minoring in Fine Art, thereby arming himself with the know-how to develop a career as a professional artist; and he succeeded fifteen years ahead of the schedule he had in mind. Originally from Arkansas it was Harris€™s time in Santa Fe and the Southwest that jump-started his professional career and allowed him to spend intimate time with the landscape that had long ago captured his imagination.

"I first develop my ideas for a painting by visiting a location and allowing the landscape to influence me," Harris explains; "I then photograph the location extensively. When I return to my studio, I work from photographs and memories of the chosen landscape. Expression with color allows me to be free while creating the landscape in the way that I perceive it . . . To me, art is a passion and a refuge. Landscapes speak loudly to me and I set out to interpret and capture on canvas the sensations and revelations I experience when I am in the midst of nature."

Harris paints from dark to light, leaving dark borders around lighter forms to further impact the light and color that so thoroughly capture the immediacy of his heartfelt interaction with nature.

"When I look at Southwestern landscapes, I see the stark contrast of earth and sky . . . mountain and valley . . . sand and sage," Harris states. His is a vision wholly singular in its execution and wholly inclusive in its power to draw the viewer in.

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"Serenity"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
16" x 16" wrap

"Aspen Stand" - Tree Artwork by Johnathan Harris

"Aspen Stand"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
40" x 30"

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"Cherry Blossoms"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
14" x 14" wrap

"Night Strike"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
12" x 12" wrap

"Autumn Path" - Tree Artwork by Johnathan Harris

"Autumn Path"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
16" x 16" wrap

"Sunset Sunburst" - Sunflower Artwork by Johnathan Harris

"Sunset Sunburst"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
48" x 56"

"Aspen Evanescence" - Landscape Art by Johnathan Harris

"Aspen Evanescence"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 30"

"Shadows and Aspen" - Forest Painting by Johnathan Harris

"Shadows and Aspen"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
18" x 24"

"Desert Drifting"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
16" x 20"

"Lucid Dreams"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
16" x 20"

"A Chance Encounter"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
30" x 30"

"Tuscan Lavender"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 24"

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by Johnathan Harris

"Aspen Perspective" - Landscape Artwork by Johnathan Harris

"Aspen Perspective"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
48" x 56"

"View Through Aspen" - Landscape Painting by Johnathan Harris

"View Through Aspen"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
24" x 24"

"Zion Dreams" - Southwestern Painting by Johnathan Harris

"Zion Dreams"
Acrylic on Canvas Painting
16" x 16"

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