Allied Artists presents On Location in the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore July 13 - November 3, 2019

I'm pleased to have three paintings included in this group exhibition.

On Location in the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore 

July 13 - November 3, 2019

Opening Reception

July 13 4PM - 6PM

Please note: Santa Paula Art Museum charges a $15 admission fee for the premier, $10 for museum members, however the first Sunday of every month is free for all visitors.

Santa Paula Art Museum

805-525-5554

Spectrum-Gestalt 2

Vent   Katherine Kean
oil on linen   10 x 10 inches

The painting above will part of a group exhibition at BG Gallery opening this weekend. This exhibition's theme is popular with interior designers.

"Part curatorial, part installation Spectrum-Gestalt brings together artists’ works from a wide variety of genres and mediums, grouping them into an expansive spectrum of color. Spectrum-Gestalt is part of an ongoing series of installation/curatorials exploring gestalt principles by Australian artist/curator, Airom."

Date: August 8th – August 16th

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 8th 6-9pm

bG Gallery Bergamot Station

2525 Michigan Avenue
Space G8A
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Tuesday-Saturday 11:30am-6pm
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Closed Mondays
Outside hours by appointment

Beach Day's End

Beach Day's End 2014 Katherine Kean
graphite 8 x 10 inches

"The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift From the Sea

I don't spend nearly enough time visiting beaches, but when I do, I relish the feeling of being sun drenched, wind touched, and a little bit salty and sandy at the end of the day, don't you?

Have a wonderful Fourth of July weekend!

Outdoors: Santa Monica Beach, National Parks - and in the garden

First Day (of 2010) 16 x 20" oil on linen
© 2010 Katherine Kean

I didn't mean to, but I spent the whole of Sunday gardening; which means pulling up the dreaded grass, trimming branches, and mulching. I had the kittens out for probably the longest they've been outdoors so far. Bear too, and he's a great kitten sitter, rounding them up whenever they looked like they might be getting to close to jumping over the fence. The rain has been so abundant this year that there are flowers all over. The scent of daffodils, hyacinths, and orange blossoms is overpowering. Just wait until the gardenia, jasmine, and roses kick in.

I happened to see this post from the Judson's Art Outfitters blog that mentions artist in residence programs in National Parks. I'm not usually interested in artist residencies. I know a lot of artists who love to go to artist residencies, but I just never got the point. It seems like an extraordinary bother to pack up art supplies, lock up the house, and board the animals just to go to a different studio somewhere else. However, a residency in a national park is another story and until now I had no idea that these existed. Some of these places are extraordinarily beautiful and it makes perfect sense to me that it is beneficial, even necesary to immerse oneself into that environment for a period of time to get the feel for the place and discover the features that make it unique.

Here is the list of National Park Residencies. I will be looking into some of them.