Landscapes from JR Harke Photography Featured at Village Plaza Gallery Show

The October 2009 show at the Fairfax Art League's Village Plaza Gallery in Fairfax, Virginia includes landscapes presented by Jerry Harke, an internationally acclaimed photographer from Northern Virginia.

"This month's theme at the gallery focuses on landscapes. I travel extensively and have shot landscapes around the world. My work shown this month at the Village Plaza Gallery comes from three distinctively different places. One piece was shot a year ago along the Amalfi Coast in Italy. My wife and I stopped at a beautiful resort along the Amalfi Coast to relax and enjoy the scenery. Perched high above the sea below, my view was framed by trees and foliage and in the center was the skyline drive that has made the Amalfi Coast famous, Harke said."

Harke's work knows no limits when it comes to landscapes. "Another of my favorite landscapes is one I call South Dakota Ranch. So often, while traveling in the western part of our nation, one sees beautiful settings right beside the highway. And that was the case when I traveled in South Dakota over two years ago. The most idyllic setting I could imagine suddenly appeared and I captured it in this image."

Coming closer to home in the metropolitain Washington, D.C. area, Harke recently spent a week writing one of his fiction novels at a resort in Virginia. Enroute to the resort, he saw the old Chapman's Mill that was burned over 10 years ago along Interstate Highway 66 west of Washington, D.C. He named the third piece, "Chapman's Mill."

Harke says, "I especially enjoy showing my art at the Village Plaza Gallery in Fairfax, Virginia. The league is comprised of a wonderful group of artists who have extended a warm welcome and the patrons who visit the gallery have been very complimentary."

Located in the heart of old-town Fairfax with a host of exciting new stores and top-notch eateries surrounding it, the Village Plaza Gallery is found in an area that is a perfect place to shop, eat and enjoy art.

For more information about Harke's work or to inquire about portraiture and other types of photo sessions, send email to jerry@jrharkephotography.com or call 703.981.4206. Also, visit http://www.jerryharke.com/ for information on Harke's published art books as well as novels.

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18 U.S.C. Section 2257 compliance notice. All models and other persons who appear in this blog were over the age of eighteen (18)years at the time of the creation of the images. Records pertaining to the photographic works of Jerry R. Harke required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 2257 and CFR 75 are kept by the custodian of records at Marigot Publishing House, Attn: Jerry R. Harke, 6805 Sprucedale Court, Annandale, Virginia 22003