KEN DEWAARD

Kenneth DeWaard - (b. 1962) has been painting en plein air for more than a quarter of a century. He began his career studying watercolor under Irving Shapiro at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and then continued his early training at the acclaimed Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art with Scott Burdick as well as independent study with Daniel Gerhartz.

He has won numerous awards around the country at various plein air events such as Easton, Door County, Cape Ann, Laguna Beach, Callaway Gardens, Sonoma, Richmond, and Florida, just to mention a few.