Keiko Stong Artist’s Blog
Art communicates emotionsFall is a beautiful season!
Hello Everybody!
Tsukubai
It’s officially autumn, but the days have been so warm and beautiful! I am working on a commission piece for a northern California festival and at the appropriate time, will be able to share the specifics with you. In the meantime, I am painting every day in oil. There will be rolling hills, bright festive colors, lots of appropriate patterns and city-scape (in a manner of speaking).
I enjoy working in oil—the colors are so crisp, clean and deep. Painting takes longer, however, because oil takes longer to dry. The hair dryer is such a temptation! I should be happy with the extra drying: it gives me more time to think about the composition, the proportions, how the colors flow together and complement each other.
Besides painting everyday, I continue the rolling exhibits at:
● East Bay Artist Guild (EBAG) sponsored storefront
105 Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill
Right downtown, to the south (toward Walnut Creek) of the theaters
Usually there are 2 paintings
Exhibits last for 5 weeks; the next one begins November 12th
570 Center Street, Moraga
Located in the Rheem Valley Shopping Center
Usually there are 2~4 paintings, depending on their size
Exhibits last for 10 weeks; the current one begins November 1st
The final exhibit for the year will at the John Muir Medical center in Walnut Creek in December.
Happy Halloween & a wonderful upcoming Holiday Season!
Keiko Stong
Art Festivals in Lafayette & Pleasant Hill, CA
Hello, Everyone!
I hope everyone had a great summer. Not sure about your part of the world, but the East Bay has had an unusual weather. There have been a couple of stretches of 110F days, but many more cooler days in the 80’s. And then last weekend, a thunder & lightening storm that brought rain; and it rained again yesterday.
The Moraga Art Gallery (MAG) will have a space at the upcoming Lafayette Art & Wine Festival this coming weekend. The MAG tent will be set up in the “Fiesta” parking lot with the Papillon coffee shop—among many other shops and restaurants.
Pastel
Several MAG artists will be displaying their work, as well as having pieces and prints for sale. I will be there all day on Sunday, September 20th (from 10 am to 6 pm).
Here are the details for the festival:
2009 Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
Saturday & Sunday
September 19 & 20, 2009
Downtown Lafayette, California
Next month, the East Bay Artist Guild (EBAG) will be participating in the Pleasant Hill Art, Jazz & Wine Fest. Our participation will be a little different than for the Lafayette festival. Instead of a dedicated booth, EBAG artists will be set up with their art supplies and equipment, working on creating new art. The artists will be sprinkled around the open area by the fountain where the Left Bank restaurant was.
I will be at the festival on Sunday afternoon, October 11th, from 1 pm.
Here are the details:
2009 Pleasant Hill Art, Jazz & Wine Fest
Saturday & Sunday
October 10 & 11, 2009
Downtown Pleasant Hill, California
As summer turns into “Back-to-School” days, be safe and have lots of fun!
Keiko Stong
Lindsay Dirkx Reception
Hello Family, Friends, Fellow Artists & Visitors,
We’re now half-way through the “A Palate of Colors” show at the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery at the San Ramon Community Center.
Keiko & Pattern Landscapes
We had a nice reception on June 6th and I appreciate everyone who came. It was nice to spend time with you, talking about art, the paintings and what each of you is doing with your own work.
Water scapes Series
We attracted a few curious folks who were looking for, attending, the Bar Mitzvah in the other wing of the center. A couple of kids made out like bandits with the cookies & lemonade while their parents perused the art.
Upper level of Gallery
Suzy Chow, the Arts Coordinator of the City of San Ramon, has commented “I really enjoy the color & vibrancy Keiko’s work has brought to the gallery!”
Marine Life Watercolor Series
C.C. O’Connell, a Bay Area writer and art historian, visited the Gallery during the Artist Reception. Afterwards, she penned a blog about the show, combining both her writing and art skills.
I hope everyone enjoys the show through June 29th.
Have a wonderful summer!
Keiko
Just Beginning
This blog is just beginning. We will work through the steps as fast as we can. Keiko is an artist working in the East Bay near San Francisco, California. She is currently working with acrylic and oil on paintings that represent her background and interests. She does a variety of painting, depending on many things: landscapes, patterns (drawn from her Japanese heritage), flowers, marine life and others.
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