SOLD: Fashion Forest / Circa 1988

Fashion Forest / Oil on Canvas / 44" x 44" / Mixed media with mirrors

Collection: Stedman House Interior Design, Courtesy Tricia Cronise

'Red Onyx VI' resides in the District of Columbia

Detail of Red Onyx VI exhibits approximately a 9x12 inch area at the bottom center section of the canvas face. The actual canvas size is 60"x48". This collage of figures living within the composition is minimal compared to the large red shape that lives above this selection and they give the canvas an erotic tilt. Harkrader's 'Onyx' series is homage to Rothko in the use of a large rectangle located below or above a smaller rectangle as seen in Rothko's fluid color washes on raw canvas. The difference is Harkrader has embellished his canvases to include embedded elements living above, below and beside the rectangles. Deeply embedded collage, fibers, copper, pumice, sand, coal, glass and other media occupy this complex composition described by one viewer as 'Rothko on steroids'. This canvas was sold by Aaron Gallery in Washington, DC to a neighborhood collector.

American Art Collector - September 2010

Harkrader's new painting 'Nave Botanical' may be viewed in the September issue of  American Art Collector. The image is part of a two page ad placed by RedSky Gallery in Charlotte, NC.
Comments by the gallery owner, Kelli Scott can be seen on page 45 and images on page 71. The painting is incredibly deep with layers of lucid medium that present a 3D effect. The canvas is heavily layered with thick paint and has mixed media and mediums embedded into the canvas face that include leaf parts, Greek text, fibers and collages of various types.

'Available' "36" x 48".

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".

Sleeping Lady

'Sleeping Lady' / 2003 / mixed media / 35" x 45" / Mirror on wood panel wrapped with aluminum and copper / brass & copper nails / steel gears / washers / bushings and plastic clips. A Harkrader composition and construction...the mirror and panel profile is that of a reclining female as seen from the rear. Buttocks to the left, waist centered and shoulder to the right.