Beach Sketch 3 (Anahola Afternoon Palm) (2004) Drawing by Ken Grzesik

Degrees:
B.F.A., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1974
M.A., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1977
C.C. Photoshop/Illustrator, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 2008, President's List for Academic Achievement


I think it's possible that beauty can save the world. Then will come a time when civility, reason and respect will replace fear, loathing and mad dog greed. Art will be life and life will be art. That's where I come in. I'm an artist. I promote beauty and creativity with an open mind and a love of nature. My imagery is built around a concept. After a central idea is established I explore possibilities within a set of creative and aesthetic parameters. From my perspective visual art is idea, expression, experience and process fused to create a perceptual synergy.
Nature has always played an important role in my art. In the late seventies and early eighties it was the focal point of several commissioned installations in Seattle and Chicago. During the next two decades or so landscape painting and drawing were my primary areas of interest. The work was exhibited in minor venues in Washington and Hawaii.
It was in 2005 when I bought my first computer and digital camera. The initial attraction was the speed that imagery could be produced. It was exciting to work at the speed of idea where the time span between concept and image was short. What followed has been a nonstop process of photography and editing. Presented here is an assortment of images that are a visual record of that activity.

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : 1950
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists