Larry HarrisLarry was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1938. Upon High School graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy completing his military service in 1959.He returned to Wichita then and married his High School sweetheart, Joretta. This union brought them five children and they settled in a small community in rural Kansas where they are still living. Larry worked as a technical illustrator for Cessna Aircraft Corporation in Wichita before moving to Arlington, Texas in 1967 as a graphic artist of LTV Aerospace Corporation. In 1969 he began studies with Ronald Thompson, a well-known Texas artist. In 1970 Larry commenced his fine arts career as a watercolorist. Larry’s shift from watercolor paintings to etchings was triggered in 1986 when Island International Artists in Washington State invited him to explore the possibilities of the printmaking process. Since then he has devoted most of his energies to the demanding and technically precise world of etching. Larry has not lost the qualities that make his paintings successful—strong composition and technique, and the ability to create an emotional response within the viewer. Larry Harris’ paintings and etchings are in collections throughout North America, Europe, and Japan View Galleries « BACK |