Nicholas James Harris ~ Artworks
This site provides rotating selections of my paintings, plein air oil sketches, watercolors, drawings, etchings and lithographs.
Links or URLs for videos, news clips and articles can be found when relevant at the bottom of pages.
Please note: this is a non-commercial site. Artworks displayed on this site are NOT being sold over the web.
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All images are covered by artist copyright and can only be used for private study purposes.
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__________________________________________________________________________________ Exhibition Announcements ~~~
Three of my works are included in the current group exhibition "Five and Under" at
Arcadia Contemporary
421 West Broadway, New York City
from August 89 through September 6, 2026.
Exhibition Details
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"Possessions" (illustrated on this site's 'Painting' page) is included in the 78th Regional Exhibition at
The Arnot Museum
235 Lake Street, Elmira, NY.
from September 29 through December 19, 2026 (Details at https://arnotartmuseum.org/visit/ ) __________________________________________________________________________________ Examples of Paintings
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Examples of Oil Plein Air Studies
Examples of Watercolors
Examples of Drawings
Examples of Prints - Etchings and Lithographs
Examples of PDF file on Gallery Notes in development
Special Themes
Occasionally I will post a page grouping images on a special theme. You can access these pages below...
Plein Air Studies of the SS United States during her final months in Philadelphia
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Plein Air Studies along the Wissahickon
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~~~~~ A film by John Thornton: Spaces of Life: the Art of Nicholas James Harris ~~~~~
John Thornton is a filmmaker whose John Thornton Films youtube site (https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnThornton) has films on artists from Philadelphia, the surrounding region, and as far afield as the UK.
They are worth watching, providing an insight into the wide variety of work done in the shadow of Billy Penn, and the quirky environment in which it all happens. I particularly like the 'Artists in the Time of Pandemic' playlist.
In the winter of 2025 he decided to do a film on my work:
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