Biographical Note
Nick Harris's compositions are created in large measure through the depiction of strong light. The rich vibrant light of the Mediterranean can be so brightly reflected from surfaces that living shadows are created. At the same time the wide range of domestic buildings are often of a relaxed nature full of character and idiosyncrasy. These qualities of light and architecture are used to create images of unusual clarity, and to provide a basis for the artist's geometrically structured compositions.
Most of the artist's childhood was spent in Dorset and in Devon. After leaving school he went to Art College, graduating from Newcastle Polytechnic with a First Class Dip.A.D. in 1971. He was also awarded a Walter Neurath Art Book Prize. For the next four years he taught part-time on the Fine Art Degree course at Newcastle. Since 1976 Nick Harris has been a full time painter. He spent some living in Greece, but since 1979 he has been living and working in Dorset. Nick was one of the authors of "Mix your own Acrylics", published in 1995. Throughout the eighties and nineties he has visited a number of countries gathering working material. All Nick's paintings are produced using acrylic paint, almost always on canvas or on paper board.