Featured on the first floor at Harvest.

Paul Ernest's photographic work has been received as a soulful interpretation of timelessness in today's evolving informational and technological culture. Using media including the camera, pastels, digital illustration, mixed media, and his appreciation for American Realism, Paul has developed a style he defines as Mise-en-scene Realism. While using scenes typically drawn from his native state of Texas, Paul infuses stories and concepts to communicate faith, agriculture, and history. The visual stories Paul creates are an opportunity to… as he explains "create a conversational narrative, allowing the viewer to complete the story in a way that personally connects with them". His focus on composition and lighting is primarily drawn from painters such as Wyeth, Rockwell, and Johnson but with an influence from his former career as a creative director, cinematographer, and designer. "Though we are a people and culture of storytelling through parables and fables in the 21st century, our perception of the aesthetics in life is absorbed and interpreted in a way that is no different than any style or technique that has ever been in existence. We learn from stories and the adoption of them into our way of thinking and living."

Paul's work has been accepted in galleries such as Craighead Green and premiere arts festivals throughout the state of Texas. His commissioned work has been displayed in restaurants, hotels, and private collections including the lobby of his alma mater, The University of North Texas, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts.