Kenneth Johnson
Claremont, CA
Kenneth Johnson is an artist living and working in a home studio in Claremont, California.
Kenneth received his BA in art and MA Ed in secondary art education from Cal Poly University in Pomona, California, where he concentrated on drawing and printmaking. He received his secondary teaching credential from Mt. Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles. He has been teaching Advanced Placement Art History and other art courses at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California since 1995. He was a co-tenant of an art studio located in the Claremont Packing House during 2007-2008 before building his own studio at home.
Kenneth is currently working on a series of paintings, Past, Present, and Future Tense with a planned solo exhibition of these works to be announced soon. He came back to creating art several years ago after focusing on an art-education career for the past twenty years and is waking up each day with the hope and inspiration to create something visually and intellectually stimulating for a discerning public.
" I revel in applying paint to a surface to explore how various pigments react and interact with one another. I'll use anything to apply paint to achieve the desired result--this includes various brushes, knives, cardboard, garden tools, kitchen utensils, and so on. I like the process of creating various effects and want the process to be evident in the final product. I am fascinated by the timeless quality of old stone and metal walls and the myriad signatures of time left on these surfaces. Nature's process is always evident in her products and this inspires me. I find that oil paint is the best medium to enable me to create or recreate nature's effects. To accomplish this, I apply paint in several layers. It is a time consuming process that involves the scrubbing out of some areas and the building up of others. It is a process that celebrates the journey as much as the final product. "
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