“Nature is a Tapestry interwoven within our souls”
Kim Chase is a Canadian painter who is most recognized for her wildlife and portrait work. She is self-taught but has been mentored by master artists such as Mark Heine, Garin Baker, Scott Breton, Matt Philleo and Robert Caldwell. She has been dabbling in art all her life but has only become serious about it over the past 5 years.
She has exhibited her work in New York, Venice, Dover NH, Birmingham AB, Toronto and London UK. She is published in Story of Fashion Magazine, PleinAir Salon Magazine, Artists for Conservation and Boomer Magazine from the UK. With numerous awards to her credit, Kim continues to strive for excellence in everything she does.
Nature and our spiritual connection to all that it embodies has an impact on Kim. By depicting these relationships in her art, she can express our innate links with wildlife and how, through evolution, we have lost our connection. Kim wants her paintings to bring viewers back to a grounding point that brings awareness to our natural surroundings and the connection we are losing with it in a society that has become all too engrossed with technology and social media.
She likes to emphasize storytelling, emotion, and the aesthetic elegance of each subject and think outside the box to give a fresh perspective while enticing the spectator with the narratives. It’s important for her to establish that connection each time she paints and conveys a message or feeling about the subject, giving credence to the harmony we try to hold onto in this world.
“We are so intertwined to everything on this planet, and we forget our roots and connections to our surroundings. Nature is a tapestry interwoven within our souls.”
As a "late bloomer" in terms of her artistic development, she put life and her numerous occupations over the years first and foremost. As a "late bloomer" in terms of her artistic development, she put life and her numerous occupations over the years first and foremost. From living in all 4-corners of Canada and everything in between, she has had many experiences. Kim is a published best-selling author, ex-military F-18 aircraft mechanic, ex-military pilot, business owner, Chief Inspector of the Nunavut Liquor Commission, firefighter, personal trainer and gym owner. She enjoys and embraces change; she finds it stimulating and energizing, always keeping her passion at the forefront.
