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There Is Art Everywhere

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — 2 Comments

My husband and I have been traveling in the Mediterranean on a cruise ship. We arrived 3 and 1/2 days early in Barcelona, Spain. Neither of us had ever been to Spain. I find myself looking through the lens of…

The Hidden Costs of Art Contests: Are They Worth It?

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

The hidden costs of art contests: Are they worth it? How much money have you spent entering art contests? How many submissions are needed to get into the next art exhibition? Do you get frustrated and overwhelmed by all the,…

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Posted in Art, Artist Blog, Blog Post

A Kid At Heart

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

What does it mean to be a kid at heart? Being a kid at heart is taking every detail of life and looking at it with a fresh and new perspective. Children are fascinating to watch. While raising my five…

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Genie Here Are My Wishes….

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? I just got off the phone with my sister. I had read the three wishes writing challenge. The challenge is if a genie gave me three wishes what would…

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Posted in Blog Post, Daily Prompts, In Real Life, Personal Stories

Pause When You Can

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

Pause when you can. It may look very different how you pause or how I pause. It may take minutes or hours. Allow yourself to pause. In that pause, think, breathe and clear your mind of the noise. Spoken or…

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Posted in Art, Black & White Photography, Blog Post

Page 247 Angel & America Bound

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

Page 247 bound for America with passenger Nava Writz Boggard. Please bring your passport to the front of the line. A passport denied once to America but not twice. The second time around a passport stamped with the red eagle…

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Posted in Authors, Blog Post, Book Review

Inspired by Marguret

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

“Marguret is the first piece, this season to paint and finish in Palm Desert. I was thinking of my childhood friend, “Marguret.” Wrapped in my thoughts of gradeschool I thought it ony perfect to honor her with a piece named…

What Is Your Now What?

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — 2 Comments

What is your, “Now What?” A good question to ask at any age? You have goals,dreams, plans, and once you knock these off your list, now what? I have very silly now what’s that I vocalized to all my children.…

Tagged with: Abstract Art
Posted in Artist Blog, Blog Post

What Is Your Relationship With Paint Brushes?

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

What is your relationship with paint brushes? Seems like an odd question but really is it? After all we have favorite pens, favorite shoes, favorite handbags, or a favorite jacket. Why not have favorite paint brushes? Especially as an artist.…

Baldoni

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

“Baldoni” is a piece I designed and painted to fit into todays’ decorating trends. Both in color and design. This piece brings some of those earth tones that our mid-century people love. Every room needs a designer accent and focal…

Own Your Process

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery & Design — Leave a comment

It’s easy to be destracted by other artists. No matter what job you are doing there will always be someone in this world doing the same exact thing. As an artist there may be a similar painting. As an interior…