to see an artist bio and contact info for Kathy scroll down past the art images

Kathy was very popular at the HOME for the HOLIDAYS show in November 2017

you can reach Kathy at (250) 956-4206 or view more of her art at www.coastalwaves.ca

Kathy Harder, Artist

Port McNeill, Northern Vancouver Island, B.C.

Kathy Harder is a new and emerging, self-taught artist whose works include pastels, watercolors, and acrylic paints. She has always had a love for painting but there was little time for this as her attention focused on raising her six children. In 2017, when most of the children had grown and left home, she eagerly picked up paint and brushes and began her journey into the art world.  

The immense beauty and color that surrounds the northern end of Vancouver Island provides ample opportunities and inspiration in both photography and art. Many of her paintings portray the everyday scenes found in this area, which include mountains, forest, and ocean. She has painted a series of ten pictures that illustrate the historic boardwalk community of Telegraph Cove, B.C., which were inspired by the many summers she spent there as a young girl.

“The fact that I am a self-taught artist brings extra challenges that need to be painstakingly worked through.   I rarely view any online instruction as my goal is to allow whatever is hidden deep within myself the freedom to find its way out and onto the canvas. I am always amazed.”

All my work is available at coastalwaves.ca