SYDNEY.- It is with extremely heavy hearts that Olsen Gallery shared the news of the passing of beloved Australian artist Nicholas Harding.

Harding passed away overnight in his Sydney home following an extended battle with cancer. Our thoughts remain with his partner Lynne, son Sam and all those who shared their love for Nicholas. He left us too soon.

"Nicholas' body of work embodies the best of the landscape genre in contemporary terms and leaves us with a lifetime of spirited art-making. This is his gift to us. Nicholas will live on in this wonderful legacy." Olsen Gallery founder Tim Olsen

"Nicholas Harding was a gentle man, a quiet man and quiet people notice things that others don’t and it is this that makes his paintings and drawings so fascinating.

Yes, we have seen Central Station, or the landscape at sunset and have taken it for granted but Nicholas notices it for us and through his paintings we see it, as if for the first time. We may not all have seen the Wilpena Pound in South Australia, Nicholas’ recent favourite place but when we do we will notice it because Nicholas has shown us where the magic is.

Nicholas has been part of my life and my gallery’s life since 1991 and our long association has been a very happy and fulfilling one. A gallery is only as interesting as the artists it represents and Nicholas Harding has made my gallery and my life more interesting because of his wonderful paintings and his generous friendship." Art dealer Rex Irwin