Beauty For Ashes
On January 7, 2025, the Eaton Fire ravaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses in Keni’s home town of Altadena, CA; many of which he has painted over 40 years.
Keni sees beauty coming from destruction, and thus began his new series of watercolors; *Beauty For Ashes. He will remain and paint on the streets until the ‘new’ (and hopefully in many ways ‘same’) Altadena rises from the ashes.
*Isaiah 61:3
Home • 1985
Home • 1-10-25
Home • 2-19-25
Triangle Square • 4-26-18
Triangle Square • 1-29-25
Altadena Hardware • 1-21-16
Altadena Hardware • 1-18-25
Amara Kitchen • 5-19-24
Amara Kitchen • 2-26-25
Fox's Restaurant • 11-23-22
Fox's Restaurant • 1-23-25
Altadena Post Office • 12-27-20
Altadena Post Office • 1-22-25
Altadena Mail Pickup in Pasadena • 1-21-25
Everest Burger • 7-16-20
Everest Burgers • 1-31-25
Little Red Hen Restaurant • 9-18-21
Little Red Hen Restaurant • 1-28-25
Rhythm Village & Dutch Bakery • 1-28-16
Rhythm Village & Dutch Bakery • 1-30-25
Bunny Museum • 11-4-19
Bunny Museum • 1-31-25
Pizza of Venice • 3-25-20
Pizza of Venice • 2-2-25
Café de Leche • 7-6-16
Café de Leche • 2-4-25
Steve's Bikes • 2-5-20
Steve's Bike • 2-11-25
Akbar Coffee • 7-28-20
Akbar Coffee • 2-12-25
Altadena Senior Center • 4-27-20
Altadena Senior Center • 2-21-25
Altadena Community Church • 4-20-16
Altadena Community Church • 2-22-25
Altadena United Methodist Church • 2-18-03
Altadena United Methodist Church • 2-24-25
Petro & Pews • 3-15-14
Petro & Pews • 3-6-25
Nazarene Church • 5-12-20
Nazarene Church • 3-10-25
Davies Building - Farnsworth Park • 1-11-20
Davies Building - Farnsworth Park • 3-13-25
Mary's Restaurant - Sierra Madre • 6-27-16
Mary's Restaurant • 2-14-25
Fences • 7-16-05
Fences • 2-9-25
Aldi • 4-8-18
Aldi • 3-9-25
LIFT Church • 5-11-14
LIFT Church • 2-20-25
Notary • 9-4-14
Notary • 3-18-25
Altadena Country Club • 7-3-20
Altadena Country Club • 4-4-25
Eliot Arts School • 4-26-23
Eliot Arts School • 7-14-25
Rusty Rides • 3-25-25
Altadena Hdwr. - Ving Scene • 3-25-25
Lifeline Fellowship Christian • 4-2-18
Lifeline Fellowship Christian • 2-20-25
Baja Ranch • 5-28-17
Baja Ranch • 5-20-25
Dope Shoppe • 12-14-22
Dope Shoppe • 3-1-25
Al Jazeera Interview • 1-15-25
Highview Street • Documentary Filming • 3-24-25
B of A • 7-18-25
School Crossing • 7-21-25
Broken Bridge • 8-4-25
PRESS
NBC News • Artist’s paintings help community heal after fire.
Interview with Jonathan Gonzalez
Spectrum News • Artist who lost his home in Eaton fire is now painting Beauty For Ashes
Interview with Tara Lynn Wagner
KCAL News • Mud at Mary’s - Pt.1
Interview with KCAL TV
Local Architects Help Altadena Rebuild
Interview with LA Times Studios
Eaton: A Tale of Two Fires
A documentary by Eric Dyson
Chris Talks to People
Interview with Chris, Indi Journalist
Painting Community Life Outdoors
Interview with Kara Finnstrom: KCAL TV
Daughtere Honoring Mom & Dad
Short documentary by Myrna Gutierrez
LA Times • He painted Altadena for 40 years.
Now he is painting the ruins of the Eaton Fire
Interview with Noah Goldberg
ABC News • Artist Making beauty out of ashes
Interview with Jaysha Patel
Indi Journalist • LA’s ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment
IInterview with Maggie Geiler
KCAL/CBS News • Keni Arts Brings Beauty From Ashes Through Watercolors.
Interview with Kara Finnstrom
Mud at Mary’s - Pt.2
Interview with Amanda Starrantino
New York Times
