For years, California artist Kathy Harder has honored a dream of combing her artistry with the stewardship of her beloved mountain ranch. Surrounded by old oak forests, her creativity springs from a “return to source” and a connected journey along side the animals she documents with such creative power.

As someone whose life embodies her art, both literally and figuratively, her expression is deeply intertwined with her daily life. This integration serves as a narrative, as do the more than twenty years of art study. Her disciplines have run the gamut, from painting, drawing, photography, to printmaking and ceramics. Her work has been shown nationally, including the Phippen Museum and the Coors Western Art Exhibition. Kathy was also one of thirty-seven artists to premier in the Western Women’s show at the Woolaroc Musuem, Oklahoma.

Her current medium of watercolors, allow her a layering of light and movement in her work, and an ability to capture the environment around her. Her technique of palette knife and brushwork encourages the natural evolution of the paintings, allowing them to develop and bring out the dimension of the prints.

Kathy’s distinctive vision will continue to reflect her purpose, creating work that stimulates the mind, while speaking to
the soul.