“My abstract work features brightly colored backgrounds created with layers of paint, paper, and plaster. My Map Series is meant to explore relationships between place, connection, and belonging on our collective personal journeys. The layers in my work explore the interplay between positives and negatives in space and life. I believe that authenticity is greater than perfection and I hope that my paintings remind us that we can be both a masterpiece and a work in progress. ”
Hello! I’m MaryLea - A Rainbow Loving Artist on a Mission to Make the World a Little Kinder and Brighter for ALL of Us.
I’m an abstract expressionist painter currently living in the Pacific Northwest. Welcome to colorful little corner of the world, I hope my art brings a little sunshine and love into your life. I love helping my clients find colorful, original and affordable art for their walls. If you have questions or need help buying art for your home or office let’s connect, please email me at studiomaryleaharrisart@gmail.com
I believe that LOVE WINS.
I believe in GIVING BACK to my local Central Oregon community.
I believe in SUPPORTING women and young girls.
I attended an all-women’s college and am raising two teenage daughters of my own. I teach art classes and art making workshops locally for groups of women and teen girls as a way to boost self-esteem and empower women by making art in a supportive group environment. In 2018, I founded the MaryLea Harris Scholarship for Women in Art. It is a $2500 scholarship awarded annually to a local graduating female student in Central Oregon who is planning to study art, arts management, or arts education in college. These scholarships are funded from a percentage of all of my sales.
xoxo MaryLea