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“Dogs of Danville” Public Art Installation

Jun 5, 2019
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“Dogs of Danville” Public Art Installation

What an incredible experience it was working with the City of Danville, California for the “Dogs of Danville” sculpture installation. My piece “How we grow” is an acrylic based colorful and whimsical piece that brings the viewer around the dog for a full 360-degree experience with every angle offering a different perspective. I wanted the dog to have movement complete with brightness and a sense of playfulness. One of the most time-intensive parts of the process (besides appl

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Oakland Mural – “Airmid” the Goddess of healing through Herbalism

Oct 15, 2018
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Oakland Mural – “Airmid” the Goddess of healing through Herbalism

May I introduce “Airmid,“ the violet Serpent standing at 100’ x 18’ – Spray Paint – Oakland, California. Here Airmid, the Celtic Goddess of healing through herbs and transformation, is depicted as a snake. The consciously chosen violet with powers to heal and transmute. This was the largest piece that I have ever created, and the second time that I used spray paint. I traveled daily with my bicycle of course and could not have done it without the Xtracycle! That bicycle is th

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MLK Day Community Mural

Jan 26, 2018
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MLK Day Community Mural

January 13th, 2018 I spent MLK day with 15 incredible 5th-grade artists with organization Upward Roots, from Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy, in Oakland, CA. I ride my bicycle to every mural that I create. Here is a picture of me on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) with all of my paints and brushes! It is super easy to bike to events and more importantly, fun! The mural took 2 days to complete. One day consisted of just me painting the outline, which happened to be a Fri

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Welcome to the “Flying Colors Mural Project”

Jan 19, 2018
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Welcome to the “Flying Colors Mural Project”

The Flying Colors Mural Project tour is in full swing! I arrived at my first leg and the first mural in Barcelona and will start painting this week at Primavera Bed and Breakfast! I’ve been working on this project for some time now and it was inspired by my experience painting murals in South America. I wanted to create a project that was interactive, mural based and community centered. I want to share this project with you as it is near and dear to me. Mission: The Flying Co

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Rotten City Mural – Emeryville, CA

May 25, 2017
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Rotten City Mural – Emeryville, CA

My latest mural you can see at Rotten City Pizza in Emeryville, California. The wall is a stucco, concrete 45 foot by 4-16 feet in some places. The mural wraps around the building, taking over parts of two walls. The entire process has taken me about 1 month and over 100 hours. An element I wanted to add to this piece was video. It was my first time using a GoPro to film my work with a time lapse. I wanted to engage viewers in a new way. I took a shot every three seconds and

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May 10, 2017
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Earth Day Mural 2017

This Earth Day I rode my bicycle with the Biketopia Music Collective from Oakland to Bayview to help pedal the stage at the Bayview Opera House earth day celebration in San Francisco, CA. We pedaled the stage for musical acts with using just four bicycles and friends to pedal them. What a beautiful day! The aim of this day-long mural was to involve as many elementary students in the creation of the piece. Allowing for freedom, exploration, and creativity to be free. I was so

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Painting in Joshua Tree

Oct 18, 2016
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Painting in Joshua Tree

Twice a year, the Joshua Tree Music Festival happens in the desert of Southern California making up the Mojave and Colorado desert. Its stunning, the size of Rhode Island and one of my places to gather to meet other artists, listen to international music and get to know more about Joshua Tree. This is my third festival with them. This year I decided to be apart of the Art Auction where 21 artists get together to do live painting throughout the festival. At the end, the pieces

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Ballard Kiss Cafe Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA

Jan 10, 2015
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Ballard Kiss Cafe Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA

Proud to announce for the month of January 2015 I will be displaying my work at Ballard Kiss Cafe in Ballard, Washington. I am super excited as it is a lot of my new work. Featured are 12 different acrylic pieces, its a great show be sure you check it out! Thank you Ballard Kiss Cafe, and to Raymond Owens for helping me set up the show. #Washintgon #art #BallardKissCafe #SoloShow #molly #colors #keen #aigner #artist #Painting #mollykeengallerycom #Seattle #cycling #Canvas #mo

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Mexico Flashback

Nov 21, 2014
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Mexico Flashback

Here is a photo from a friend of mine who is still in Mexico and he just it sent my way. Uno is his name. It gives great perspective and look into the Lumerian Embassy Mural I painted in the Yucutan in May. As winter, rain and cold are approacing in Seattle, I am thinking a lot about travelling again. Maybe a Mexico Bike Touring trip?! More painting and perfoming to come! However here in Seattle I am now working on a project for Couth Buzzard Books up in North Seattle, Green

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New Molly Keen Studio at Gasworks Gallery, Seattle

Sep 8, 2014
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New Molly Keen Studio at Gasworks Gallery, Seattle

This month of September I opened a studio space to create artwork. The space is in the community of Gasworks Gallery where artists have separate creative spaces to work in. It is super important for me to separate my work space and my daily life as it creates a different flow and motivation. I am excited to see what will come out of this new studio! The space I selected has four large windows, tons of light, storage space, is on the second floor and has great energy for makin

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Seattle Wedding Piece

Jul 15, 2014
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Seattle Wedding Piece

Did I mention custom paintings that make great wedding gifts? I also do special pieces if you want to give a gift of art to a friend getting married! To celebrate the marriage of my good friend Peter Ackley and Jessica Burke I custom made this piece. The wedding was in Chelan, Washington and I couldn’t buy a gift for the couple do instead I made a Seattle inspired acrylic on canvas piece. It is 20″ X 24″ in size and was a treat to paint. More to come with Seattle inspired pie

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Cookie Factory Mural

Jun 20, 2014
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Cookie Factory Mural

Sweet smell of baking goodness fills my air as flour rises to my face and the sound of cookies dancing along the conveyor belt fill my existence. I climb high to the last step of the ladder, almost balanced and gaze at the factory high above all else. Spanish music is playing and I am put right back into my travels in Mexico. 5 days of painting and endless amounts of eating cookies, I finished a couple murals/projects for WOW Bakery Seattle company that stands for “WithOut Wh

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The Final Mural – Yucutan, Mexico

May 28, 2014
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The Final Mural – Yucutan, Mexico

Yucutan of Mexico! You can really feel the transition from the coast into the north and yucutan of Mexico. Incredible energy filled with ruins and the nicest people who smile and look you in the eyes and invite you over for dinner. Really made me feel special and many of the people if not all I met spoke Mayan and were super proud of their background. I tried to learn but in the end it was extremely hard! So in the yucutan is where I painted my final mural of my travels. I co

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A Mural at The Gottardinis Finca en Tupungato, Mendoza Region

Mar 12, 2014
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A Mural at The Gottardinis Finca en Tupungato, Mendoza Region

The Weeping Willow Mural, Tupungato, Argentina. Welcome to the Gottardini’s, the farm of love and care! What: A large mural of a “arbol saucey” which means willow tree in English. Inspired by the energy the actual tree they had on their property it was reminded me of my childhood on vashon island because we had a willow tree with a swing on it. I loved that tree. Nestled at the base of Volcano Tupungato in the Midsts of the Andes Mountain range, flowing tinkering rivers, hot

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Mural Making in Punta Arenas, Chile

Jan 8, 2014
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Mural Making in Punta Arenas, Chile

Where: Punta Arenas, a buzzing city that is just four hours south of Puerto Natales on the Magellan Straight in Patagonia, Chile. Filled with cruises, sailboats, murals, sculpture, wildlife and high pitch windy shores. I found a homey Chilean restaurant called ¨La Marmita¨ which means the cooking pits owned by Lorena and Alfredo.They immediately took warmly to me and this was the first time as well that I was marketing myself in person as opposed to using email.I told them I

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Psychedelic Car Mural in Puerto Natales, Chile

Dec 21, 2013
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Psychedelic Car Mural in Puerto Natales, Chile

A new mural in Puerto Natales, Chile and it is my first piece in this beautiful country. It also marks the start of something special for my mural making path. I tried spray paint for the first time and on a car for my first time as well. I had a lot of chances and time to experiment with the new medium. But first a little about Puerto Natales because the energy of the city really inspired and influenced the way I painted the car. Puerto Natales, Chile is where the sunsets at

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Puerto Madryn Mural, Argentina

Nov 30, 2013
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Puerto Madryn Mural, Argentina

Where: Puerto Madryn which is the start of Patagonia and known for whale watching, seals swimming, kayaking and visiting the beautiful peninsula where you can see penguins and if you are lucky orca whales (which actually are a species of dolphins and not whales) trying to attach the lazy seals on the beaches. Apparently, it is one of the only places in the world where you can see it happen. I went on a whale watching boat tour where I saw gigantic whales jumping in and out of

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Incan Mural of Peru

Sep 12, 2013
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Incan Mural of Peru

The Mural: Nazca inspired wall, located outside of the hostel. Where: Cabanaconde, Peru. Located about 3-4 hours from Arequipa in the Incan Valley. Length of time: This piece took me about three days to make. I painted all day long, the wall was smaller than a lot of the previous walls I had created. I enjoyed the scale, and it was outside. Accommodation: Free room (private) and breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. Amazing pizza and vegetarian food – salads galore! What I lea

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Auywaska Mural in Cabaconde, Peru

Sep 6, 2013
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Auywaska Mural in Cabaconde, Peru

The Mural: 2013 Sept. Ayuwaska – Cabanaconde, Peru – Pachamama The hat inspired mural snuggled inside of the restaurant/bar and the focal point of the room About the Mural: The inspiration came from the native woman’s dress of the pre-incan town of Cabanaconde and Colca Valley region. The my mural showcases images of the birds, flowers, trees, cows, corn, food spirals, North, South, East, West, depicted in then tiny stitches of the indigenous Cabanoconde woman’s hat. Whil

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Puerto Maldanado, Peru

Aug 28, 2013
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Puerto Maldanado, Peru

Where: Anaconda Lodge – Puerto Maldanado, Peru – Anaconda Lodge; Acrylic Paint 2013; The location is next to the Madre de Dios river that hosts camine, unclassified fish and countless endemic birds. Tiny motos zipping around the bumpy dusty streets, woman skilfully crafting plates of fish, meat, and chicken with rice, dramatic soap operas roar through the vendors tents who scream into the crowded alleys to buy ice cream, vegetables, electronics, toothpaste or toliet paper. T

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