Bue Kee Stories: Art School

 About 1930, the family gave up farming and Uncle Bue came to Portland... During his stay Mom ...(May Kee Jann)...sponsored him through Portland Art School. The student body at this school was an elite group. They were from prominent families. Uncle Bue stood out like a "sore thumb". A hard of hearing, retired farmer, with not even a grade school education but like a"diamond in the rough" with a super natural artistic talent, he found his calling. Story told by Phillip Jann Jr. in the Kee Family Biographies.

________________

Exhibit rediscovers legacy of Chinese American artist Bue Kee, a rising star in the 1930s

 who fell into obscurity (

Amy Wang The Oregonian/OregonLive 

June 22, 2023).

"To walk into the exhibit...is to walk into a web of stories."

Link to Amy Wang's article:

https://www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2023/06/exhibit-rediscovers-legacy-of-chinese-american-artist-bue-kee-a-rising-star-in-the-1930s-who-fell-into-obscurity.html

Kayak Tour with the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust

"LA River Expedition" and Land Trust Guides
Thank you!

Marvelous Art at the Huntington Beach Art League

 

Artist Demonstrators at our 2024 Monthly Meetings

Marilyn Oropeza

December

HBAL President Sandy Abraham pictured

 with our invited speaker and her artworks.

Judy Todd

October

Andy Dickson

September

Son Do

June

Carolyn Machado

May

Dan Kee

April

Debbie Abshear

March

Eileen Mccullough

February

Brook Hunter

January

Expression Through Color

 

Expression Through Color
December 17 - February 1, 2025

"Expression Through Color" is an exhibition of artwork by members of the Huntington Beach Art League (HBAL) at the Huntington Beach Art Center.  The exhibit contains the 25 works of HBAL members that were selected by Juror Andrew Cortez .  In the words of artist Henri Matisse “Color helps to express light – not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist’s brain.”  Color can evoke mood, meaning and emotion to create experiences that resonate beyond language.  Artworks give viewers a glimpse into the mind of the artists as they explore and express the world through the use of color.

Judy Todd's Seasons in the High Dessert 

Dan Kee's Sad Clown

Marj Lightle's Standing Tall

Susan McHardy Lenoir’s Back Bay McGraw

Rich Boyd's Absaroka Ranch Manager

Bob Murrin's “Power”

Francesca Brayton's San Carlos Birds

Martha Morrow's Pete's on 5th

Lillian Sasaki's Newland House Museum 

Tony Podue's Grand Canyon View

Five Days at the Festival of Cranes

Thousands of Sand Hill Cranes and Snow Geese filling the skies--a welcoming sight on previous visits.

Paucity of Cranes and Snow Geese this year.

Aways appreciate our outings with Matt Mitchel and his raptors.

Ventured out to the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument--a Dark Sky site.

5:40 PM tripod mounted Olympus OM-1 camera with 12 mm/f1.2.

6:15 PM with Starry Skys AF settings.

Sunset at the Flight Deck

-----------

End Notes. 

A Bosque Day, composited with photos from previous years: www.dwkee.blogspot.com/2021/10/festival-of-cranes-at-bosque-del-apache.html.

Really cold in the high desert