Katherine Kean

Street Tree in a Deluge

Inspired by always moving, always changing, epic blue and cloudy skies that bring "billows upon billows upon billows" of clouds. Katherine Kean seeks moments of breath-taking transition in nature; a gathering of clouds or changing tides; times when the elements of the landscape combine with the alchemy of imagination to illuminate the world of heightened mood and sensation. Katherine paintings aim to capture these fleeting moments in time and reveal the serene center that can arise in the midst of natures turbulence. A childhood of moving and traveling around the United States has shaped Katherine Kean's vision, as have journeys to eastern Africa, Mexico, Scotland, France and painting jaunts all over Kean's now native California. Born in West Virginia, moving later to Ohio and New Jersey, but growing up mainly in Massachusetts, she attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in Film, Video and Animation. Long fascinated by the intersection of order and chaos in the natural world, Katherine Kean skillfully uses observation, memory, and interpretation to translate her love of natures kinetic phenomena into paintings that capture the often turbulent emotions within light, weather, and landscapes. Her work has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the LACMA Art Rental and Sales Gallery and the Brand Library Art Gallery in Los Angeles...

Green Wave oil on linen 30 x 48 inches Original oil on linen painting, inspired by the beautiful black sand beaches of the Big Island in Hawaii on an a...

Ripple Effect oil on linen over panel 16 x 20 inches $2200.00.00 Sudden precipitation sends cascading ripples of water over the windshield distorting th...

Weather can be exciting. I am mesmerized by dramatic storm clouds rolling in and the sudden change of the light. This is an original oil on gallery wrapped linen, on 1 1/2 inch deep ...

Driving in Hawaii, a person can experience radiant sunshine and pouring rain simultaneously. This one in a series of "windshield paintings"is painterly, brushy, a little bit textured...

Malibu Lagoon is a saltwater marsh where Malibu Creek empties into the Pacific, where still waters are separated from the waves by a few feet of sand, creating a quiet place for bird...

Oil on linen Luo Yi was born in 1965 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. She is an artist specialised in oil painting and contemporary art creation. Luo Yi started learning painti...

Diptych Oil on linen Luo Yi was born in 1965 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. She is an artist specialised in oil painting and contemporary art creation. ...

Oil on linen Luo Yi was born in 1965 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. She is an artist specialised in oil painting and contemporary art creation. Luo Yi started learning painti...

Oil on linen Luo Yi was born in 1965 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. She is an artist specialised in oil painting and contemporary art creation. Luo Yi s...

Oil on linen canvas - Framed 47 x 47 x 3.7 cm

Oil on linen canvas - Framed 64.3 x 64.3 x 3.4 cm