Common Grounds, 2020
Kenneth Halvorsen

Artist Statement:

I paint because I must. When I see how the light strikes a particular scene for a brief moment in time, I know, I simply need to paint it. My plein air paintings of landscapes are known for their brilliant colors, extensive texture and fluid motion. I truly enjoy and get inspired by the real beauty of the great outdoors.

As an artist, I believe that my creative force and points of artistic inspiration are a subconscious culmination of the myriad of events, some good, some less so, that life has, thus far, presented me with. I express love and emotion in my art and hope that these sentiments are present to you when you view my artwork. All my paintings are original oil on canvas or panel executed with attention to detail, a swathe of palette knife strokes and brushwork, textured in thick oil.

This style that I called Clear Impressionism is intended to surprise any art lover and create the feeling of serenity and joy. I hope my viewers to experience a sudden connection with my paintings that they never had before and feel a distinct appreciation for the higher quality fine art.

Education:

Getting a personal training and guidance from both of artists parents Ken has expressed the purity of breathtaking execution in all seven disciplines of the body of landscape studies raising the bar to a higher quality fine art.

Awards & Distinctions:

Ken Halvorsen is an artist whose multi-faceted creative force has manifested itself in the aesthetically focused environment of fine art. Ken has created a series of extraordinary hyper-realistic works and studies in land that realize detail from an almost molecular perspective.
- Best of Show, Evergreen Fine Arts Festival 2013
- Founders Award, Makawao Invitational
- Artist's Choice, PAPOH 2nd Annual
- Second Place, Lahaina Art Society
- Great Makawao Invitational Award

 

Exhibitions:

Kenneth Halvorsen paints in large scale and is recognized for his outstanding custom colorization and scaled gallery quality. From 50 years of private sales, gallery exhibitions and Art Shows the Most Recent Exhibitions include:

Maui Plein Air Invitational 2019
Makawao Invitational 2018
Plein Air Painters of Hawaii Members Show for the past 9 years
Bergamot Art Station Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - Solo, November, 2019
Bayou Art Festival, Houston, TX - October, 2017
St. James Festival of Fine Art, St. Louis, KY - October 2017
Durango Autumnal Art Festival, Durango, CO - September, 2017
Art On The Rockies Show, Beaver Creek, CO - July, 2017
2016-2011: Beaver Creek Art Festival, Aspen Art Festival, Vail Arts Festival, Evergreens Fine Art Festival and Breckenridge Main Street Art Festival
Gallery Tonart Hombrechtikom 2016 (Switzerland)
KVD Schlossausstellung in der Papierfabrik 2015 (Germany)
Galerie am Starnberger See 2014 (Germany)
Kunsthaus Aaart Foundation 2014 (Austria)
La Maison de La Culture Petange 2013 (Luxemburg)
Galerie im alten Rathaus in Priem 2013 (Germany)
La Quinta Art Festival 2015
Stuttgarter Verwaltungsgericht 2013 (Germany)
Italienische Botschaft 2012 (Washington DC, USA)
Triennale Furament Tervuren 2011 (Belgium)
Milan Palazzo Borremeo 2011 (Italy)
Brogan Museum of Art & Science 2011 (USA)
Finalisten Ausstellung Syrliner Kunstpreis 2010 (Germany)
Haus der Kunst München 2009 (Germany)
Galerie am Karlsberg 2008 (Germany)
Bayrisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft 2007 (Germany)
Münchner Künstlerhaus Lenbachplatz 2007 (Germany)
Galerie im Rathaus Kunstverein Ottobrun 2006 (Germany)
Freisinger Landratsamt 2005 (Germany)
Kunstverein Dachauer Wasserturm 2004 (Germany)
Kurhaus Bad Kissingen 2003 (Germany)
Tölzer Kunstturm 2003 (Germany)
BMW Technik München Ausstellung 2002 (Germany)

 

Professional/Teaching Experience:

Centered around the “principle of delicate grace," Halvorsen's creations have earned worldwide recognition among international private collectors and aficionados.
Clear Impressionism Style is now being taught in all classic art school curriculums through out the world.

Artistic Influences:

Born into a family of artists whose wealth was measured in the spirit of love and family unity rather than any form of financial or material value, Ken realized at a very early age that he was a natural artist. He would spend hours in plein-air painting the unforgettable California nature scenes honing his abilities. The nurturing of a latent talent later blossomed as a great passion conjuring the most beautiful of images from paint onto canvas.

Tags:

Landscape, aspens, nature, stream, textured, impressionism.