A Virginia native,Barbara Anne Harris is an accomplished artist who developed a passion for painting at the early age of 8, when she began weekly art lessons which she continued through high school. Taking classes and workshops through the years, she developed her skills in painting using oils, acrylics and pastels. Oil painting and soft pastels are her medium of choice, produced in studio and plein air.
Her artistic interest ranges from rural landscape, coastal life and cityscapes to still life and figurative. She has studied with renowned artist around Virginia, the US and in Europe. In 2021, Barbara co-founded the Suffolk Plein Air Society, and co-chaired the first Suffolk Plein Air Festival in partnership with the Suffolk Cultural Arts Center for juried artists across the Mid-Atlantic.She teaches classes and workshops in the US and Europe. She is a member of the Suffolk Cultural Arts Center, the Isle of Wight Art League and Oil Painters of America. In 2018, she was the featured artist in the Nansemond Suffolk Acaemy's long running Art Show. Her work is represented in galleries around Virginia including Beach Gallery inVirginia Beach, Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Suffolk, and Smithfield Art @ 319.

Sunflowers and Pumpkins

Barbara Anne Harris