Kim Pollard_biography

Kim Pollard is a girl with "chops" (talent) according to artist Kiff Holland. Recently becoming a full time artist, she has gained instant recognition for her works. " I am an instinctive painter, each new painting is approached in a manner dependent on the emotion, mood and subject matter. I use colour in a direct and expressive way, playing with technique and using a variety of mediums, letting the essence of my personality come through onto the canvas"

Influenced by the Impressionists, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, and many Artists of today, Kim Pollard listens to the rhythm of her own steps but owing much of her technical skills, knowledge and development through University studies, numerous workshops and experimentation. "Painting to me creates a bridge of communication that needs no words and is universal allowing a perception of moments in time to live forever"

Kim Pollard was born 'with brush in hand' in 1965 in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. She is an Active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and is a member of the G-10 life study group, a fellowship of artists that meet to exercise their visual skills and a forum for thought stimuli and inspiration. You will find Kim's works and commissions in private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States and abroad.

Education
Kwantlen University

Workshops
Robert Genn
Anne Marie Harvey
Brent Heighton
Kiff Holland
David Langevin
Brent Lynch
Joyce Kamikura
Andrew McDermott
Richard McDiarmid
Bob McMurray
Jackie Neufeld
Suzanne Northcott
Neil Patterson
Stuart Richardson
Mike Svob
Sheila Symington

Attitude of Gratitude
All my life all I ever wanted to be was an Artist. I would tell people all the time that if they wished to do something in their life, for example, drawing…. it all begins with desire. The love, passion and the joy, the knowing intuitively that we are doing what we were meant to be doing and there is absolutely no doubt about it. Sometimes it takes awhile to get there …and there are many bumps along the way… but with desire and determination and commitment, I believe anything is possible. It is also important to have people in your life that are supportive and are the hands upon your back, which help guide you in the right direction. I have many people in my life that I need to thank. These wonderful people/friends/mentors have been tremendously inspirational and encouraging… always seeing that the dream was possible and unselfishly offering assistance and guidance and friendship along the way. Bob & Laurie McMurray, Richard & Diane McDiarmid, Brent & Nancy Lynch, Stu Richardson and Bernard Major, Karen Pohlmann, my dear friend Penny Dewar and many, many more that have touched my life and I will always be grateful for their insightful words and praise. I also would like to thank my family, my Mom and Dad, and especially my daughters for putting up with the long hours in the studio and helping me out around home. And most of all I would like to thank my web designer Bjarne Christensen, who lives a world away, and even with the miles that separate us physically, accomplished this task of designing my site with expert ease and brilliance. He has been a constant source of inspiration, rich in humour and his high standards for design is second to none. His design work on the www.weed.dk site is a work of art in itself. This man is going places!