American Goldfinch
Charcoal & pastel
Merry Harpin is a self-taught artist based in Norwich, Connecticut. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi, she works primarily in charcoal, while also exploring oils, watercolors, and acrylics.
Her work is guided by the sacred dimensions of the everyday, deeply rooted in beauty. For her, recognizing beauty is not simply a matter of preference, but an intentional act of attention. When she is not in the studio, she nurtures this focus in nature — her greatest teacher.
Birds I watch on my walks and travels, and the drawings behind my Birds of New England 2027 calendar.
Charcoal & pastel
Charcoal & pastel
18 × 24 · Charcoal, graphite & chalk pastel · 2026
Charcoal · 2026
Charcoal, chalk pastel · 2026
Self-portraits and figure studies, drawn from life and the mirror.
Charcoal · 2026
Charcoal · 2026
Graphite pencil · 2026
Charcoal & pastel · 2026
Charcoal · 2026
Graphite · 2026
Charcoal & graphite
Charcoal & graphite · 2026
Rooms, objects and streets: the ordinary places where beauty waits to be noticed.
Charcoal on newsprint · 2026
Charcoal on newsprint · May 2026
Charcoal · July 2026
Charcoal on newsprint · 2026
Charcoal on newsprint · 2026
Charcoal · 2026
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