Patrick Harness Art: 2013

Sunday, August 11, 2013

When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall

When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall

Oil on Canvas

30" x 30"

$900

Reference # 981305

This is my vision of the trees on my street in early fall and after a heavy rain. The branches are almost black and there are still some green ones to remind us of the past summer. This usually happens around my birthday.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

October on White Street

October on White Street

Oil on Canvas

30"x30"

$900

Reference# 99452

I started this on Halloween and my house actually looks like this. I know it looks somewhat ominous but I like it here and it's a great neighborhood.

Freedom from Want

Freedom from Want

Oil on Canvas

40"x40"

$1600

Reference# 89555

This is my birthday celebration outside in downtown Champaign. The people depicted can recognize themselves and I had the forethought to take the picture, so I am not included in the painting. The title is borrowed from a famous Norman Rockwell painting which has always been a favorite of mine. It's worth a Google if you have the time.

Spring Green

Spring Green

Oil on Canvas

22"x28"

SOLD Reference #89455

This is a representation of a small farm outside of Mahomet. I had a snack while I was painting it. The birds from the Blue Willow bowl made it into the sky. The Goldfish crackers are represented in the pond. I consumed the models before the painting was complete.

French Kiss

French Kiss

Oil on Canvas

30"x30"

$900

Reference # 89126

I started this painting in the dead of winter with the intent to create something warm and Spring like. A friend bet me I couldn't create a painting with a white background and I proved him wrong in intent, if not execution. The warm palette and the swirling motions inspired the title.

Spring Quartet

Oil on Canvas

22"x28"

SOLD

reference# 89218

We have a wonderful event in Champaign every Spring which celebrates chamber music in unusual venues called DOCHA. It is free to the public and gives us access to world-class music. Check it out at http://www.docha.org/DoCha/home.html

Violas in Bloom

Violas in Bloom

Oil on Canvas

24"x24"

Oil on Canvas

$600

reference #89433

This is my vision of what a viola would look like if it grew in nature instead of being crafter by hand. The large opening allows it to soak up the music while it is ripening and the stems on the buds become tuning pegs. The branches incorporate into the body of the instrument to create the sounds holes. The top of the bloom closes to form the scroll. Yes, I watched a lot of Disney in my youth.

Girl Talk

Girl Talk

Oil on Canvas

30"x30"

SOLD

Reference #89159

This is my adaption of a Fauxcasso style image. The collector who purchased this found that his wife hated the painting. Seems she hated the fact that he did not get her input before the purchase - a valuable life lesson for us all.

Quilted Barbie

Oil on Canvas with Faux Pearls

36"x36"

$1200

Reference #85525FP

With a respectful nod to Andy Warhol, I picture this as a quilt that Barbie herself could have created if she liked to sew, or had an Amish background. Drawn from a real model, the pearls are faux.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Orange and Blue

Orange and Blue

Oil on Canvas

36" x 36"

SOLD

Reference # 89112

Created in the Fall this piece represents the seed pods of a mysterious mid-western plant. Using my two favorite colors was an easy choice and yes, I have seen Finding Nemo a number of times.