BIO
Ken has been involved with the communication arts as a graphic designer, design firm owner, illustrator, and fine arts painter. The company he founded, White plus Associates, was featured in Communication Arts Magazine, CA, and Idea Magazine, Japan. He has guest lectured at the UCLA School of Advertising and Design, the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, as well as many Art Director Clubs throughout the United States.
He attended the University of East Tennessee, the Art Center College of Design, and Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles. He taught graphic design at UCLA Extension, and at Otis Parson School of Design, Los Angeles.
Working in oil, pastel, charcoal and various mixed media, he approaches his subjects intuitively and emotionally, rather than simply intellectually.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"The most challenging aspect of making a painting is the process of creating an illusion of the illusion of nature. When I succeed, it is one of the most gratifying things I can experience.
"The theme of a painting is not as difficult to unravel as in, say, a novel, because the painting is right there in your face—exposed, as it were, instantaneously seen. It is the subtext of abstraction, texture, brush technique, color, and symbolism that add to the painting's complexity and mystery. Some call it magic, or even alchemy. For a painting to be experienced and to live beyond itself depends on the viewer's sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding—which causes the painting to be emotionally felt, as the artist intends."