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The upcoming exhibit in the Wyche Gallery at Southeastern Community College features the work of Ed Harris and is titled A Childhood on the Farm. The show runs through October 21. A reception on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. is open to the public.
Harris has a BA in English from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) in Wilson, NC. He furthered his education with a major in Art Education and a master’s degree in English Education from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He began his career as an English teacher in public schools and, for a while, taught art at the middle and high school levels. Having taught for 33 years, he retired in 1999 and taught English part-time at Bladen Community College until 2013. He now devotes his time to painting.
“Childhood memories of growing up on a farm in Halifax County in eastern North Carolina have greatly influenced what I paint. Baskets of corn in corncribs, mule collars and farm scenes have become the subjects of my paintings. Flowers in fields and woods, and the flowers my mother and grandmother grew are also subjects for my work. Today, when I see cosmos, morning glories, and zinnias, I recall the perfusion of colorful cosmos behind our smokehouse, morning glories roping through cornfields, and my grandmother’s zinnias in late fall. These images are vivid and very special. By capturing the colors and intricate designs of flowers and leaves, and the diverse patterns and moods that time creates in nature, I hope that when people view my work, they see something they had not previously noticed or feel a connection to a long forgotten memory.”
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