Jamali Studio Visit

Harkrader's gallery director, art agent and collector, Cynthia Hinkle, visits Jamali at his studio in Winter Park, Florida., 2005. Hinkle represented Jamali's and Harkrader's work at her Perspective's Gallery located in the West Lake Town Center (SML) Virginia. Jamali, who has created over 60,000 works of art describes his work as 'Mystical Expressionism". Harkrader accompanied Hinkle on the studio visit and captured this unplanned portrait of Hinkle and Jamali.
Jamali's book entitled 'Mystical Expressionism and Dreams' was written by Donald Kispit, author, critic, and professor of Art History and Philosophy and explored Jamali's works and dreams. Harkrader drew multiple ink drawing from life of Kuspit and John Cage when Kuspit was one of the professional speakers at the historic Mountain Lake Art Symposiums and Workshops led by Ray Kass.
http://jamaliartmuseum.com/ / http://raykass.com/html/artists.html

Onyx paintings sold today

Harkrader's art agent from Lancaster Pennsylvania bought three paintings today from the 'Onyx' series. These three canvases all have incredible 3D elements embedded in, on, behind and through the canvas face. One such section (detail) is seen above from the canvas titled 'Sardonyx'. The total canvas size is 40"x30". The canvas has two primary Rothko type shapes of black and white on a light blue-grey background. A calculator is embedded into thick layers of emulsion laced with coal and pumice in it's black surface. This canvas was created in 2005 while Harkrader was working at Studios on the Square and ironically the calculator is 'still working'. A total for 2000x3 was calculated to check it's accuracy. Around the perimeter of the canvas face lie an embedded figure of a nude female torso, raised alph-numberic text, other collage elements, one white shape is laced with fine copper wire and the entire canvas is deeply textural with the coal and pumice mediums. The 'Onyx' series are masculine according to some viewers. If so, this may be one of the most masculine. Adjectives may include strong, bold, black, rough, deep, textured, excavated, etc. A circle of light gray pumice-texture form a connection between the white and black Rothko shapes. Overall the work is like Rothko on steriods. Would you like one for your collection? There are others!