Benjamin Rader

I am a self-taught oil painter who has developed over a decade or so a style which incorporates the Pennsylvania German language, traditional motifs such as Hex Signs and Fraktur, and mosaic or stained glass-like elements which together create what I call "Heemetkunscht", or Art of my Home. Each painting has a message to the viewer written out in the PA German dialect, which is most often arranged in a way that the words blend into the composition and may not even be noticed by the viewer. I want to create decorative, colorful and peaceful paintings which carry a deep meaning on a personal level for some, and for others they can be viewed, as the PA Germans would say, 'Chust for Nice.

Refer to CV at www.benjaminrader.com for information on past shows and press articles.