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Pine Creek Canyon, Pastel on Pastelmat, 16x20 © Nelia Harper
6 Dec 2016

Plein Air to Studio, Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, Nevada

Earlier this fall, I went on a short trip to Las Vegas to do some painting at Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas, Nevada with the intention of developing a painting from plein air to studio. (Scroll to the bottom of the post to see the finished studio piece.) … Read More

canyon, desert, dessert, landscape, las vegas, pastel, pine creek, red rock, sandstone, yucca
"Allure" Pastel 11x15 © Nelia Harper
24 May 2016

Peak to Prairie Art Show

You are invited to attend the art show opening of Peak to Prairie at the First Friday Gallery Walk this Friday, June 3rd from 6-9 pm at the Fort Collins Museum of Art.  Join me for a journey through the mountains and plains of our Rocky Mountains. “Peak to Prairie” … Read More

allure, art show, first friday, granite, intuitive landscape, red rock, show

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Instagram post 2228654506954887717_904201952 First cast drawing is complete. I'm embarrassed to even think about the number of hoursthis took and still not quite 'perfect'. The bane of the realist 😁 moving on to cast #2. This was done from a plaster cast/statue on Canson MiTientes using vine, Nitram, and General' charcoal. #nitramcharcoal #charcoaldrawing #castdrawing #blackandwhite #nitram #charcoal #drawing #atelier #realism #fromlife #nose #thenoseknows #movingon #Betterthanbefore #glafa
Instagram post 2212792889524559971_904201952 Wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons and peace, hope and joy in the New Year. And, I finally get to share this commissioned painting. It was a pleasure to paint. "Our Christmas Tree", 16x20, oil on linen. Copyright Nelia Harper 2019 #christmastree #happynewyear #oilpainting #winter #merrychristmas #grandpa #commission #minnesota #mnnature #snowyday #Winterwonderland
Instagram post 2192999519528924710_904201952 Between full time school and part-time work, there isn't much time left for recreation or personal creativity. This week I made time to joined the Wednesday night portrait group and did this quick little drawing of Ben, one of the students at GLAFA. Now to find time for paint...hmm... #quicksketch #graphite #blackandwhite #pencildrawing #portrait #Betterthanbefore #sofartogo
Instagram post 2191509463815286955_904201952 Bargue #4 that I finished a few weeks ago before moving on to simple shapes and now my first charcoal drawing of a plaster cast. While the subject matter isn't nearly as enjoyable as a forest of trees, my drawing skills continue to improve and with it, my ability to see. Slow and steady wins the race has been my motto for the year. #bargue #barguestudies #graphite #blackandwhite #graphite #slowandsteady #kindacreepy
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Nelia Harper

A contemporary artist with a focus on plein air landscape painting in pastel and oil, and a studio practice in the Old World egg tempera technique.

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