World-renowned artist and Pasadena resident Kenton Nelson was welcomed at a special Speaker Series Dinner recently at the Arroyo Chop House. Nelson’s paintings have been featured five times on the cover of The New Yorker magazine, with recent exhibitions in Los Angeles and Europe. His oil paintings of figures, objects and architecture have, as one critic said, “singlehandedly resurrected the sun-drenched optimism of New Deal American Painting.”
“Kenton is world famous and has a style that is distinctively his own,” said Arroyo Chop House owner Gregg Smith. “His painting is in the middle of the dining room at Smitty’s. [There also is a 50-foot mural at Chop House.] He’s been a big part of our culture.”
“Kenton is world famous and has a style that is distinctively his own,” said Arroyo Chop House owner Gregg Smith. “His painting is in the middle of the dining room at Smitty’s. [There also is a 50-foot mural at Chop House.] He’s been a big part of our culture.”
