Bradley Harness - Artist
Bradley Harness - Artist
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Queen's Garden Party In The Rain
Queen's Garden Party In The Rain
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 12" x 12" - unframed with finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Each year Queen Elizabeth II hosts her famous Queen's Garden Party at her palace. Over 1,000 guests partake in an afternoon of posh etiquette and tasty eats stage outdoors on the lawn. Women dressed properly to meet the Queen, men in top hat and tails and in this case, with umbrellas as the sky made this one a soggy afternoon. I liked the repetition of shapes and colours, with all the top hats and umbrellas!
Tango
Tango
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 12" x 12" - unframed with finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: The Latin culture of Argentina is one of food, music, romance, and dance. This couple decided to take advantage of speakers playing live music aloud on a street corner in Buenos Aires. Ole! I liked the movement of the Tango dancers, the passion evident in the colours of their attire as well as in their eyes.
Curious Boy
Curious Boy
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 12" x 12" - unframed with finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Summertime is a time for children to forget about school books and instead get outside and connect with the natural world. This lad was down by a lake, playing by the water, when he noticed his reflection staring back at him.
Inuit Hunter
Inuit Hunter
12"x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2019
Artist's Notes: A century ago many Inuit families made their livelihoods living off the land. It meant long days and perhaps nights finding, tracking and killing birds, land animals, sea mammals and fish to survive in a harsh environment. And not just for food - all of the catch was used, producing cloths, tools and weapons. Today hunting is less imperative but makes up half of the meat consumed in Nunavut, Canada's northernmost territory.
Woman & Sunset
Woman & Sunset
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2018
Artist's Notes: Lake Huron communities bill themselves as Ontario's West Coast, and the land of the Best Sunsets. It faces west - directly into the setting sun - and many people make a point of watching the setting sun as it drops below the curve of the Earth. Peace...and tranquility.
Off The Farm
Off The Farm
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2018
Artist's Notes: Not all music is pop music, and in many parts of Canada - The West, Ontario, Quebec and the East Coast - country music remains very popular with music listeners. This canvas was aimed at those good ol' boys who leave the farm to pursue a career in music.
Woman On Dock
Woman On Dock
20"x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2018
Artist's Notes: The idea for this canvas was a familiar one - Autumn colours, a still lake with a mirror reflection, and a duck paddling across in the distance. Peace and tranquility.
Legs #3
Legs #3
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2011
Artist's Notes: This canvas was one of a series of three paintings focusing on the female human leg. It is called Legs#3, and focuses on legs in an interesting seated position with arms holding them together for balance. These legs are also clothed, unlike Legs#1 and #2. The model was pleased with the result.
Legs#2
Legs#2
16"x20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2010
Artist's Notes: The model laid back on her bed, legs over the footboard, light streaming in through her lace curtains in the background. Her bed had interesting design details such as the birds and the flowers.
Legs#1
Legs#1
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2010
Artist's Notes: Legs#1 of a series of three on the female human legs, one of my favourite parts of the female human body. The model struck a pose that I liked, and this was the result.
Rainboots, Umbrella & Puddle
Rainboots, Umbrella & Puddle
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2012
Artist's Notes: Some people have seen different things in this canvas: Some saw a penguin, some saw a scary shape, others noticed the sidewalks bricks and the bubbles, others were baffled at the yellow shapes. This was my model in yellow rain boots, bending over to look at her boots in the puddle. Her shadow is in brown, holding an umbrella. We thought it turned out well.
Parents Of The Bride
Parents Of The Bride
18" x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang - 2017
SOLD
Artist's Notes: This piece was a commission for a lovely lady who had been married back in the 1950s and who had a photo of herself, her new husband, and her parents - they were on the outside flanking the bride and groom. She wanted a portrait of her parents, which meant removing the bride and groom and bringing the parents together into the centre of the canvas. They were posed in a photos studio in the old photograph, with a curtain as a backdrop. As this sole reference photo was black and white, it presented a challenge in creating proper colour for this canvas.
Snowflakes On My Tongue!
Snowflakes On My Tongue!
10" x 12" watercolour on paper, framed - 1990
Artist's Notes: This was one of the first paintings I did after resuming painting when my naval career saw me posted to Ottawa. This was a young boy outside doing what we have all done at least once - trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue. A classic Canadian image if ever there was one!
