Big Stoney Creek at Rye Hollow

Two precious days on the lovely Big Stoney Creek located on Rye Hollow Road inside Giles County. A photographers dream-scape--lovely landscape architecture courtesy of Mother Nature. A bottle of French wine and companionship in front of a Monet like scene captured in photograph by Harkrader.

Boston Street TV - Urban Art

Street TV...a public art concept proposed by Harkrader in 2003 as a way to recycle old technology--the boob tube. The image above shows Harkrader with prototype on the streets of Boston. The concept  would solicit local government to write code that requires tube owners who plan to trash their tubes to provide them for public art. The code would authorize the 'temporary art' be placed near the residents public domain of streets, sidewalks and city parks, however municipal delays continued into 2010....Just kidding!   : )

Simon of Saint Lo

Harkrader and Simon of Saint-Lo France at Harkrader's Roanoke City studio. Chic and Elle are home host to Simon Garlantezec, a business student intern who is providing organizational support to the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge.

ArtView: Visions and Voices
Contemporary International Art Exhibition
Roanoke Valley Sister Cities
November 4-7th, 2010

Elle and Simon

'Revealed Secret'  / 20" x "16 / mixed medium

Heavy medium creates 3D effect of multiple lucid layering

Available

Tools of the Trade

Harkrader poses with a few of his 'Tools of the Trade'. Harkrader remarks, " I apply medium with any tool that has a handle and will attach or embed any media that gets in the way".

Naranja Flor

Naranja Flor / 30" x 40" / Acrylic on Canvas / Available

Floral Abstract In Progress

The Floral Abstract is in progress. Canvas size is 36x48 / mixed media with embedded fibers and collage elements. Thick paint with pumice textures. Greek text from antique book. Nude language all but concealed.
Floral shapes with vase/vessel.