Maurice Harvey
Maurice
Harvey’s work has received worldwide recognition for its timeless detail and
brilliant artistry. His depiction of American and English landscapes and
architectural scenes are exciting in their contrasts and beauty.
Harvey’s landscapes are not sentimental; they are
an expression of the artist’s deep feelings that, in nature, man can find wonder
and grace. Art Historian, Phyllis Barton writes in the Southwest Art
Magazine, “His emotional portrayals of the land, be it in the East Angelia
countryside of John Constable, or the golden greenness of his adopted California
hills, satisfy romantic observers of history.” In Maurice Harvey’s many
award-winning paintings, we can see the influence and traditions of the English
Master.
Maurice graduated from Southend College of art, Essex, England and also
attended the London College of Art. He worked as an illustrator in advertising
for over fifteen years in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.
While in Canada, Harvey was commissioned to do a
collection of paintings for the Canadian Centennial. These paintings were then
presented to the Parliament Buildings of all the Provinces. After moving to the
United States, Maurice Harvey worked in the film industry in Hollywood, California. It was not long
before the demand for his original paintings allowed him to devote his full time
to his passion.
Harvey has received many awards of gold medals and numerous ribbons, all of
which attest to the regard in which his paintings are held. His paintings can
be found in hundreds of private collections as well as the collections of many
corporations and institutions (i.e.: Norton Simon Gallery, The Flour
Corporation, Toyota, Hanna Barbera Productions, City of Sao Paula, California,
Chevron Oil Company, etc.)
Maurice Harvey lives on the Monterey Peninsula. There he
paints in the beautiful surrounding countryside for which the region is so well
known. He searches out old buildings, ranches, and rapidly disappearing barns.
Harvey says “This is perhaps a final tribute when nobody seems to care and it’s
about to be scraped off and gone forever, but I’ve captured it on canvas and
made it look beautiful even in its final days.”
