Brenda Matsen

Brenda Matsen is an international award winning artist residing in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Growing up on a farm in northern BC, living in rural communities and watching her children learn and grow, fostered her passion for observing people and animals as they live, work and play in their environments.

Brenda is inspired by the natural beauty found all around us. She enjoys creating realistic images to capture moments in the stories of our lives as we live them. Brenda is passionate about learning and using various mediums with her favourites being pastel, acrylic and oil.

Brenda’s love of learning and creating has been a constant theme throughout her life. and started at an early age with drawing and various textile hobbies. Throughout high school she received awards in Art and worked on special projects including designing and painting murals in her high school. Art became more sporadic for Brenda for several years as she pursued a career in the Health Sciences and raised a family. Brenda returned to Art in 2018 after moving from northern BC to the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island with her husband and their dogs.