Tazmania is known for the cleanest air on earth. Harkrad3r inhaled that prized atomosphere after taking the Spirit of Tasmania from Melbourne, Australia to ferry across the tumultuous Bass Strait to Hobart in 2002. http://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/index.html .
This past month, after multiple snows and cold , the air in the Roanoke Valley was especially clear. Mountainside and above Crystal Springs Village, the winter of 2009-2010 will be remembered for pristine air, children sledding, and the natural beauty that white powder reveals to us from both sides of the windows of our shelter.
The painting above celebrates, among other things, crisp and clean. 'Stonescape' is from Harkrader's 'Urban' series. The white textures of glass, plastic and pumice lie on the canvas face like white snow. The green earth stone-like colors give the impression of granite or marble. A pure pliant snow atop the unyeilding regidity of stone. The compositional shapes convey ubran footprints of architectural elements and some betow a 3D quality. This pure and earthy urban composition (48x60-2004) is in the collection of an architect's private collection-an appropriate place for the work to live.
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