A Visual Journey Back to Yourself

Hi, I’m Katherine—a Canadian-Peruvian wildlife artist creating from the shores of Southern Ontario, where lake water meets sky and reminds me of the Pacific Coast that raised me.I grew up by the ocean in Lima, Peru, and to this day, I carry that saltwater rhythm in my heart. The sea taught me how to feel—deeply, wildly, safely. It was my first language of peace. And when words failed me, art became the way I remembered who I was.

An invitation to pause

My work is more than just a painting—it’s a quiet invitation. A breath. A space to return to yourself.

Each piece I create holds a conversation between colour, emotion, and stillness. It’s my way of honouring the gentle power of the natural world, and offering you a moment of calm in the middle of a busy, beautiful life.

Whether you're standing before a whale, a sea turtle, or a shoreline soaked in golden light, I hope you feel it too—that sense of belonging to something bigger. A pause. An exhale.

How Art Found Me... (Again)

I’ve always been an artist. At six, I was sketching cartoons after school. At seven, I was painting still life in my first class. And at nine, the summer I moved back to Canada, my brother and I filled our days with drawing, library books, and the quiet joy of creating.

But when that summer ended, something in me quietly shut down. Life got louder. Feelings got heavier. And without realizing it, I stopped making space for my emotions—and for art.

It wasn’t until I turned 31, in the middle of healing and rediscovering myself, that I realized:

Art had never left me. I had just stopped letting myself feel deeply enough to reach for it.

Nature and creativity became my teachers again. Gentle. Honest. Patient. They helped me move through trauma, grief, and a pain I had no words for, to a place of reconnection with joy, peace, and self-compassion so that I could finally make room for the parts of myself I had been running from my entire life.

If You’ve Been Searching for Peace…

Let this be your reminder: peace doesn’t always arrive in silence.

  • Sometimes it arrives in colour. In memory. In the presence of something wild, magical, and free.

  • Sometimes, it looks like finding yourself in the reflection of something you thought was outside of you.

  • And sometimes, it looks like coming home to yourself...

Art That Gives Back

Each painting is a love letter to nature—a reflection of its wisdom and interconnectedness—and a small way to protect what has protected me.

5% of every purchase goes toward ocean conservation, rotating monthly between incredible organizations like the Canadian Sea Turtle Network, Oceana Canada, and the Canadian Whale Institute.

Together, we’re creating something that lives beyond the canvas:

A ripple of beauty, stillness, and connection.

Thank you for being here. I’m so glad our paths crossed.

With love, light, and creativity✨

Katherine