Despite their highly distinctive styles, there is an intriguing overlap in the practice of both artists. In their most recent work, Le Hardy’s impressionistic landscapes brim with feelings of escapism and nostalgia, whilst Harding’s abstracted views invite the viewer to meditate on the beauty of nature as it passes us by.
About the artist
Katharine Le Hardy. The culmination of almost three years of thinking and experimentation, the artists latest body of work examines the ways in which landscapes can communicate a narrative and induce feelings of nostalgia and escapism in the viewer. Here, dramatic scenery is depicted with a tenderness and tranquility that transports us to a calm and thoughtful space; one in which memories and dreams combine, nestled in the forest’s canopy and shimmering beneath the water’s surface.
Using personal photos, memories and found imagery as sources of inspiration, the artist has created a world that is part-imagined and part-remembered, born from reality and yet fantastical in appearance.
Kerry Harding. Harding's immersive new body of work invites the viewer to slow down and linger a while. Enveloped in cloud and rippling waves, dreamlike abstractions of the Cornish landscape possess a timeless quality reflective of the enduring inspiration and comfort that the artist derives from her surroundings. Presented without specific reference to time of day, season or place, these are works that encourage the viewer to experience the reassuring omnipresence of sea, land and sky.
