I think of my recent works as storytelling without words. Inviting the viewer to see them as if hearing them, encouraging exploration and discovery. These drawings are inspired by my love of many genres of music, and by visual artists such as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexander Calder, and others. My drawings are spontaneous – improvisations that tend to be fluid and symbolic, yet without specific intent, combining elements of abstraction, geometry, and musicality. They often incorporate basic geometric forms – circles, spirals, squares, and rectangles. Certain repetitive elements evoke cadences while a balance of color suggest musical tonalities. This piece is done on a nautical chart which has been sanded and mounted on board.

Ken Nahan

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www.nahanfineart.com In 1983, Ken Nahan graduated with honors and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tulane University. He also traveled to Europe where he worked under the guidance of his mentor and friend, Max Papart. Nahan has studied various printmaking techniques, creating lithographs in France at Atelier Grapholith and with Pierre Chave, etchings at Atelier Morsang, and silkscreens in the U.S. with master screenprinter, Gary Lichtenstein. His most recent body of works include ink drawings on sanded topographical maps, nautical charts, and on handmade paper. Nahan has exhibited throughout the U.S. and in Europe. He currently lives and works in New Orleans, LA.