About Dawn Harries

I’ve been painting for many years, and in that time my work has changed, my style and techniques have grown stronger, but what has never changed is my connection with and love of the landscape. 

I think we all benefit from giving ourselves the opportunity to enjoy moments of calm contemplation, and I believe in the restorative power of being in nature.  My hope is that my paintings bring a little bit of that restorative power directly to the viewer in their homes and connects them with the landscape, nurturing a sense of place, familiarity, and warmth.

My work is heavily influenced by the Welsh landscape, as I live in Wales, and there’s an abundance of inspiring corners that I’ll never tire of painting. 

Most recently I’ve been working on paintings of trees and their interaction with sunlight through their canopy, and the shadows and dappled light they create.  It’s often the effects of light on a subject or scene that interests me, and it delights me when I capture the atmosphere I’m looking for. 

Discovering plein air painting a few years ago has been a gift, and I’ve found that it’s strengthened not just my observational skills, but also my relationship with the landscapes I paint, and has ultimately improved the level of my work and my composition decisions.   You tend to have to work fast when painting outside, which has been a challenge but also lots of fun, and I continue to paint plein air whenever I can, and the Welsh weather allows. 

My love of painting has intensified over the years, and I’ve used many different mediums, which all have their own advantages, but I keep finding myself pulled back to oil paints.  I’ve been painting almost exclusively with oil paints for a couple of years, as I love their rich creamy texture that suits my impressionistic painting style, plus they allow me to achieve a great variety and depth of colour on the canvas.  

Thanks for visiting my page.

Dawn.