A man wearing a black hat and sunglasses stands with a easel on a tripod amid the rubble of the Eaton Fire, with a mountain, church steeple and solitary chimney in the background.

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.

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*Isaiah 61:3

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• Original Painting

• Artwork: 5”x7”

• Mat included: 8”x10”

• Frame: not included

• Painted En Plein Air: On Site

• Certificate of Authenticity

• Ships: In 1 week

I stopped at Disney Concert Hall to do this watercolor painting after serving jury duty in DTLA.

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View fullsize Friendly faces in the crowd at the Excellence in Black Art exhibition closing. If you recognize yourself, please cut me some slack. I was a little distracted. Sketched on-site–painted off-site.
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View fullsize Congratulations to Eric Dyson (Heart, Art & Soul), filmmakers and musicians for the Ashes to Film Festivals (thanks Shiloh Strong). Thank you audience for sharing our journey post Eaton Fire.
View fullsize Rose Bowl Brick Campaign. About 28,000 memory bricks, in a rose design, are in the plaza in front of the Rose Bowl. The people who purchase them help preserve the history of the Bowl.
View fullsize The Oscar goes to...Congratulations to Michael B. Jordan who wins best actor for his role in Sinners, then takes his Oscar to In-N-Out on Sunset Blvd. to celebrate.
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View fullsize Show closure on one of the beautiful Victor Ving murals in Altadena. Thanks to my amigos who helped me get the vantage point I needed to capture the scene.
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View fullsize Walls fall down. Altadena, CA.
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