Laguna

Artist: Ken Auster, 1949-2016
Date: 1996
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 14 x 20”
Credit Line: Festival Purchase Award
Collection Number: FOAPAC # 2010.200

Artist Biography:

Ken Auster’s formative years were in Long Beach, California, spending time developing an interest in the surf culture. After receiving his BFA from Long Beach State College, he developed one of the most prominent silkscreen and t-shirt companies focusing on surfing associated imagery. In the mid 1990’s he turned his entire attention to fine art painting, plein air style.