Nicholas James Harris ~ Plein Air Studies in the Wissahickon
Contact: NJHarrisArt.gmail
This WEB page covers plein air oil studies that are being done in Wissahickon Park, part of the City of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.
Originally the epicenter of industrial activity in British North America, the water powered mills were bought up by the city and demolished in the 19th century to let the cleared land return to nature. The purpose: to protect the city's water supply.
The result: a now thickly forested valley where Philadelphians forget they are in a city.
I have recently been peddling through on a forty+ year-old Schwinn with a bike trailer filled with supplies, taking a breather from the detailed paintings that require months to a year or more for a quick immersion into the aesthetic equivalent of a spontaneous throw of the dice.
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Wissahickon: The Monastery In Winter
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
16.5 x 8 inches
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Wissahickon: Beneath Walnut Lane Bridge In Winter Clear Sunlight
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
11 x 8 inches
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Wissahickon: Walnut Lane Bridging The Wissahickon, Winter Light
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
11 x 8 inches
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Wissahickon: Broken Damn Upstream Of The Covered Bridge, August Afternoon
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
5 x 7 inches
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Wissahickon: Looking Downstream From Kitchen's Lane Bridge 1, Late Autumn Afternoon
oil on braced and gessoed archival matt board
7 x 6.938 inches
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Wissahickon: Looking Downstream From Kitchen's Lane Bridge 2, Late Autumn Afternoon
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
9.938 x 4.75 inches
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Wissahickon: Looking Upstream From Blue Stone Bridge, July Afternoon
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
7 x 5 inches
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Wissahickon: Looking Upstream From Kitchens Lane Bridge, October Afternoon
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
4.688 x 9.875 inches
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oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
7 x 5 inches
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Wissahickon: Looking Upstream From Forbidden Drive, November Late Afternoon
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
4.75 x 9.9375 inches
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Wissahickon: Looking Downstream From Blue Stone Bridge
oil on braced and gessoed MDF panel
4.063 x 7.75 inches
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Please note: all images are covered by artist copyright and can only be used for private study purposes