Keming Chen
NWS, MOWS, SDWS, PWS, NWWS, NEWS, WW
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A Watercolor Artist
I hope you'll enjoy viewing my paintings from this website. All my paintings are in transparent watercolors. You may click the menu at the top of this page to choose any category, or click the icon at the bottom of each page to the next page.
Biography
Keming Chen was born in China, but raised in Taiwan, got master's degree at State University of New York at Stony Brook. Chen has concentrated full time on the transparent watercolor painting since 2013. He selected watercolor because of the transparency and flexibility. He paints in studio to produce his intricately detailed works of watercolor art when he is not out to take photos for painting reference. He paints in a number of art categories that include cityscapes, landscapes, animals, people, and flowers. His paintings are realistic and detailed.
In 2016, he was awarded a signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS). Since then, he has successively awarded six more other signature members from the following prestigious watercolor societies: Missouri Watercolor Society (MOWS), San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS), Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (PWS), Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS), North East Watercolor Society (NEWS), and Watercolor West Society (WW).
Chen lives in San Diego, California.
Professional Affiliations
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National Watercolor Society, Signature Member
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Missouri Watercolor Society, Signature/Life Member
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San Diego Watercolor Society, Signature Member
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Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Signature Member
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Northwest Watercolor Society, Signature Member
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North East Watercolor Society, Signature Member
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Watercolor West Society, Signature Member
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California Watercolor Society, Associated Member
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Transparent Watercolor Society, Life Member
Website: www.kchenwatercolor.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KemingChenWatercolor/
Transparent Watercolor, 21" x 29"
Recognitions, Awards and Selected Exhibitions
2023 55th International Juried Exhibition of Watercolor West Society
2023 14th Annual Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition
2022 International Juried Exhibition of Missouri Watercolor Society
2022 53rd National Exhibition of California Watercolor Association
2022 Watercolor West Society Signature member awarded
2022 54th International Juried Exhibition of Watercolor West Society
2021 International Watercolour Masters World Contest Top 200 Merit Award out of 3725 entries
2021 North East Watercolor Society Signature member awarded
2021 JIWI International Watercolor Exhibition, Japan
2021 45th International Exhibition of North East Watercolor Society
2021 International Juried Exhibition of Missouri Watercolor Society
2021 51st National Exhibition of California Watercolor Association
2020 Northwest Watercolor Society Signature member awarded
2020 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Signature member awarded
2020 80th International Open Exhibition of Northwest Watercolor Society
2020 41st International Juried Exhibition of Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
2020 International Watercolor Society (IWS) Pan-American Watercolor Show
2020 11th Annual Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition
2019 International Juried Exhibition of Missouri Watercolor Society
2019 39th International Exhibition of San Diego Watercolor Society
2019 Global Association of Watercolor Artists (GAWA) International Online Contest “Among Best 50”
2019 43rd International Exhibition of North East Watercolor Society
2019 Missouri Watercolor Society Signature member awarded
2019 San Diego Watercolor Society Signature member awarded
2018 78th International Open Exhibition of Northwest Watercolor Society
2018 International Juried Exhibition of Missouri Watercolor Society
2018 38th International Exhibition of San Diego Watercolor Society
2018 39th International Juried Exhibition of Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
2018 50th International Juried Exhibition of Watercolor West Society
2018 42nd International Exhibition of North East Watercolor Society
2017 8th Annual Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition
2017 37th International Exhibition of San Diego Watercolor Society
2017 49th International Juried Exhibition of Watercolor West Society
2016 National Watercolor Society Signature member awarded
2016 96th National Watercolor Society International Exhibition
Artist Statement
I am an award-winning artist. All my paintings are done with transparent watercolors. I never use white or black pigments. I always create dark colors by mixing several different pigments, and reserve some paper areas for white. Use masking fluid, masking tapes, or paint around the objects to save the whites.
I take thousands of photos from travelling, modify the photos for better composition and paint them in my studio to make them more attractive. I usually build my watercolor paintings in multiple carefully planned layers. Wait each layer till completely dry before adding the next. I like to work the values from light to dark.