Ron
Keas in front of one of his President Obama Paintings
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As a young Democrat in San Jose California, I
had the honor of shaking hands with John Kennedy when he visited San Jose
on the Campaign trail, and as an art student I was inspired to do
many oil portraits of him.
When Barack Obama's Presidential campaign began,
he inspired me in much the same way John Kennedy did, and I began painting
a series of oil paintings of President Obama and his family. One
of the paintings depicted Obama and Ted Kennedy together at the Democratic
National Convention, titled
"The Dream Lives On"
I worked with Shepard Fairey to have my Obama
paintings shown with his famous red and blue poster at the Manifest Hope
Gallery in Denver during the Democratic National Convention.
My painting of the Obama family was used in the
Obama Diversity Calendar. The painting was used for the month of
August, which is President Obama's birth month. The calendar was
sold at the Inauguration.
Last month two of my Obama paintings were featured
on the front page of the Sunday New York Times, and three of them will
be included in a coffee table book being published by Shepard Fairey in
November. |
"Hyannis Port Compound"
painting by Ted Kennedy
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Now, in honor of Senator Ted Kennedy I have begun
another painting titled "At The Helm" His
painting Hyannis Port Compound. (seen on the left) is the inspiration
for the background of my painting, and I am painting him in the foreground
steering his Yacht away from the dock. As I work on this painting,
I will post pictures of the progress.
Quality 16x20" limited edition prints of
"At The Helm" will be available. ( Limited edition of 300 prints,
hand signed and numbered by the artist Ron Keas. The prints will
have no borders so they may be easily framed.) They will be priced
at $120.00 each. You may reserve a print by
email with no obligation to purchase. |
oil
on canvas portrait by Ron Keas
