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
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
