On the weekend a friend and I went to see Harding's exhibition at the S H Erwin gallery. I loved his paintings. The impasto is thickly applied in layers and then scraped back to reveal the colors under. This man's work has to be seen first hand to be appreciated because you can't see these textures and appreciate the scale from photos. These paintings also have to be viewed from a distance to appreciate their complexity. The ones I loved best were wonderful beach and river scenes with bathers. Like myself Nicholas hails from Sydney and his subjects reflects the setting.
For a preview of his work, see http://www.nicholasharding.com.au/
