Ken Lund | Live Event Artist

Event attendees can expect to witness the artistic process of a painter from start to finish. Those guests that are interested are more than welcome to engage Ken and find their own place to be captured in the painting. Super fun for kids too!

Live Event Painting by artist Kenneth C Lund

Ken was born Oct 6,1976 and has lived in various regions of Maine including the Portland area, Aroostook County and Mount Desert Island. After obtaining a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 1999, Ken spent the next 10 years living in the Monterey Bay area of California.

In the mid 2000's, Lund understudied with the event painter, Greg Kalamar. Kalamar (out of Seattle, Wa) introduced the concept of event painting, a new movement to the corporate, music and wedding event scenes. Soon after, Lund began capturing live events all across the California coast and its prestigious Napa Valley region. Now living in Maine, Ken offers his painting services all across New England.

Specifically, an event painting typically lasts 3-4 hours. From the beginning of the event, Lund will create an impressionistic version of any event and finish the painting on site for all to experience. The paintings can range in size and are captured in oil. Key techniques would include attention to ambiance, perspective, color, texture and lighting.

Much of Ken's inspiration for art came from the serene landscapes of his upbringing. He also drew from artists such as Rothko, Hoffman, Cezanne, Richter, Kandinsky and of course his painting professor Anderson Giles.

Event Art (2005-Current):

Brooks Wedding - Charles Krug Winery, St. Helena, CA

Vagadia Wedding - St. Regis Hotel, Dana Point, CA

Krueger Wedding - Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA

Holguin Wedding - Trump National Golf Course, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Miller Wediing - The Corinthian, Houston, TX

Carpenter Wedding - Thuya Gardens, Northeast Harbor, ME

Norvell Wedding - Bargetto Winery, Soquel, CA

Benedicto Wedding - Trump National Golf Course, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Bennett Wedding - Thomas Fogarty Winery, Woodside, CA

Boston Properties Christmas Party - The deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA

Carspecken Wedding - Viansa Winery, Sonoma, CA

DeGraff Wedding - Leigon of Honor, San Francisco, CA

Genny Fund 2006 - Fort Mason Officers Club, San Francisco, CA

Lilley Wedding - Wichita Falls Country Club - Wichita Falls, TX

Lokey Wedding - Country Essences, Wattsonville, CA

Shipman Wedding - Bonna Della Vinyards, Napa, CA

Sychr Wedding - Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Velez Wedding - Purple Orchid Inn, Livermore, CA

McGuire Wedding - Lover's Point Park, Monterey, CA

Johnson Wedding - Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Napa, CA

Orgell Wedding - Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz, CA

Russell Wedding - The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Exhibitions

Summer Exhibition Group Show | Reed Art Gallery
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Summer 1999

"The Next Generation" Group Show | Maine Coast Artists
Rockport, ME
Mar 4th - Apr 3 1999

Solo Exhibition | The Kitchen
Portland, ME
Apr 2000

"In the Mind's Eye" Solo Exhibition | Reed Art Gallery
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Feb 25th - Apr 10th 2002

"Local Abstraction" Group Show | Question Mark - ? Gallery
Santa Cruz, CA
July 2004

Solo Exhibition | Michaels on Main
Soquel, CA
Oct & Nov 2005

Upon request, Lund can provide an Artist Direction Worksheet to identify specifics for which clients would like to capture. Specifics can include and are not limited to colors, event moments, VIPs and view perspectives.