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Franklin Edward Morris (American 1938 - 2009) Sunny Day Ogunquit, Maine
Oil on Board, 16 x 20 inches / Signed lower left
Take a moment with this painting. Notice what it stirs in you. Not decor, but a story you get to keep looking at. This is the piece people ask about the moment they walk in.
Morris lived in Mansfield, Ohio, but was active in New York, Maine, Connecticut Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. as well. As a youth Morris spent some time in the western United States and western panoramas and mountain paintings comprised his earliest works. He was largely self-taught, but with natural skill, a keen eye, and under the influence of early 20th century American Impressionism, Morris produced many wonderful paintings including the gardens at Kingwood Center in Mansfield; the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati (OH); the steel mills along the Ohio River and snowy New York City street scenes. Morris exhibited at the Vixsebose Gallery (Cleveland, OH); Cincinnati Art Galleries; Cooley Gallery (Old Lyme, CT); Griffith Gallery (Pittsburg, PA); and Swain Galleries (Morristown, NJ).