tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83325601465654299192024-02-18T18:45:49.816-08:00Art by Ken MartinA blog by Missouri artist Ken Martin.Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-34764502250493197152011-07-31T14:06:00.000-07:002011-07-31T15:08:27.982-07:00Sons of American Revolution Newsletter with Mighty MOHello ya'll. It's been awhile since I've posted. I still am knee-deep into paintings, hand-built to scale models of gunboats, and other fun projects. I wanted to share a link Missouri Sons of the American Revolution online newsletter. It has information about how to order prints of my painting of the USS Missouri, which now resides on the new USS Missouri at the helm. <a href="http://mossar.org/files/2011/03/24-3-03-USS-Missouri.pdf">SAR Newsletter PDF for USS MO Print</a><br />
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If you are interested in seeing a sampling of my art online, click <a href="http://www.augustawoodltd.com/ken_martin1.htm">Augusta Wood Ltd</a>. Some of these originals and prints are still available. Visit Vic at Augusta Wood in beautiful Augusta, MO to see these in person.<br />
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I will be writing more about my current projects very soon. Try to stay cool in these very HOT summer days. More to come soon.....take care.Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-27548330013044564132011-02-01T15:38:00.000-08:002011-02-01T15:38:45.955-08:00Winter Welcomes February with a Bang...Hi, Everyone. We have a major winter storm going on in the Midwest right now. I would love to get out and take pictures of all this beautiful ice and white stuff for a painting, but it is downright dangerous out there right now! Hope you all stay warm and safe if snow is in your area. I'm hibernating while working on a painting in my studio and hoping that the winter weather is almost over. Take care...Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-27505972289093477312010-12-25T07:58:00.000-08:002010-12-28T06:01:31.982-08:00Merry Christmas! Christmas on the MKT sold...Hi, Everyone! Today is a beautiful snowy day and I'm itching to get to a painting! Right now I'm working on a commission painting of the Cotswolds in England..it's almost finished. I got a call yesterday from Vic at Augusta Wood saying that the original Christmas on the MKT sold. Prints are still available. I'm hoping that you all have a great day today. I'll be posting more pictures of artwork soon. Take care and enjoy your family and friends during this holiday season.Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-56399790060243307162010-12-12T08:01:00.000-08:002010-12-13T14:01:16.991-08:00Art, Snow, and Christmas on the MKTWell, the holidays are in full swing and another Augusta Annual Christmas Walk has come and gone! Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the festivities and see this year's painting. The original and high-quality framed/unframed prints are available from <a href="http://www.augustawoodltd.com/">Augusta Wood Gallery</a>. Please call Vic at 636-228-4406 to inquire. Following is a preview of the final painting called, "Christmas on the MKT".<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWPxIJJDQSsqKb3yUYtr9mSMUyDYR4YyunZQSlAUPuLYEUXQdwrWA2AhL4v2kEL7daIR9cnpdNgV3DZujlexFPdToXHDJihmO1PUPgRQ4gvuNRM_6QB7i5aE_wC25nLD6WF_gqnJZ8How/s1600/MKT+Xmas+blog+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWPxIJJDQSsqKb3yUYtr9mSMUyDYR4YyunZQSlAUPuLYEUXQdwrWA2AhL4v2kEL7daIR9cnpdNgV3DZujlexFPdToXHDJihmO1PUPgRQ4gvuNRM_6QB7i5aE_wC25nLD6WF_gqnJZ8How/s320/MKT+Xmas+blog+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWPxIJJDQSsqKb3yUYtr9mSMUyDYR4YyunZQSlAUPuLYEUXQdwrWA2AhL4v2kEL7daIR9cnpdNgV3DZujlexFPdToXHDJihmO1PUPgRQ4gvuNRM_6QB7i5aE_wC25nLD6WF_gqnJZ8How/s1600/MKT+Xmas+blog+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>For more information about the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railway, see <a href="http://www.katyrailroad.org/">http://www.katyrailroad.org/</a>.</div>Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-23185502555471584682010-11-27T09:17:00.000-08:002010-11-27T09:26:14.329-08:00Augusta MO Christmas Walk December 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDz7L2JGR8YgJxaEGP3zhMa6A7P2tsw2d2dCkULABQB-V33SS9h3RYJKu7B3gfZCs4ExRtmHKLWXcePOEBLvgf34WnJ_ZxtKZsCl3VCxGmwMDGuzln_oO3OLTPWrOBUjooMQuId8ZDWkb/s1600/Xmas+on+the+MKT+ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDz7L2JGR8YgJxaEGP3zhMa6A7P2tsw2d2dCkULABQB-V33SS9h3RYJKu7B3gfZCs4ExRtmHKLWXcePOEBLvgf34WnJ_ZxtKZsCl3VCxGmwMDGuzln_oO3OLTPWrOBUjooMQuId8ZDWkb/s320/Xmas+on+the+MKT+ad.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><b>Friday, December 3 and Friday, December 10:</b> Come and preview my 2010 Christmas painting called "Christmas on the MKT" at the <a href="http://www.augustawoodltd.com/">Augusta Wood Limited Gallery</a> in beautiful Augusta, MO. Hope to see you then!Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-88495212517373959412010-11-27T08:36:00.000-08:002010-11-28T09:30:54.133-08:00USS Missouri Submarine Painting and Press Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVn2LUP0mpdH60UqL31OSh66LcQnclTo9SMW4H3aWmW-_aXUC4rv5KfSKi3FI88xetQMiwADPOMeT8TVXYAbkRd8mWG3QirGApIyBjDqJhYerV3UeNYQdJY8UjOw_L_YOea6ltyH0hVYXI/s1600/USSMO+final+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVn2LUP0mpdH60UqL31OSh66LcQnclTo9SMW4H3aWmW-_aXUC4rv5KfSKi3FI88xetQMiwADPOMeT8TVXYAbkRd8mWG3QirGApIyBjDqJhYerV3UeNYQdJY8UjOw_L_YOea6ltyH0hVYXI/s320/USSMO+final+painting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">June </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">30</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">, 2010</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ARTIST’S PAINTING TO HANG ABOARD NUCLEAR SUB</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"></span></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">The Missouri Sons of the American Revolution have commissioned St. Charles County artist, Ken Martin, </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">to create a painting of the newest <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">USS Missouri</i>. Preceded by four other vessels of the same name, the latest </div></span><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">USS Missouri </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">is a Virginia Class Nuclear Attack Submarine. The official commissioning of the vessel will </span></span></div></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">be held at the New London Naval Submarine Base in Groton, CT on 31 July, 2010. The painting will be </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">presented to Commander Timothy Rexrode prior to the commissioning ceremony by officers of the </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">Fernando de Leyba chapter of the Missouri SAR. It will hang on the wardroom bulkhead aboard the </div></span><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">USS Missouri, SSN - 780.</span></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></div></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">The previous vessels which carried the same name were; <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">The USS Missouri, circa 1847 </i>- a 10-gun </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">side-wheel, steam-assisted frigate, <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">The USS Missouri, circa 1863 </i>- a Confederate side-wheel ram which </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">operated on the Red River in Texas before surrendering to Union forces, <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">The USS Missouri, circa 1906</i>, a </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">Maine class battleship which sailed around the world with the “Great White Fleet” and the </span><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">USS Missouri, </span></i></span></div></span><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">circa 1944 </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">- “Mighty Mo” who secured her place in history when MacArthur accepted the surrender of the </span></span></div></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">Japanese forces aboard on 14 August, 1945.</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">In 2008, Martin was selected by U.S. Representative, Todd Akin, to create an ornament representing </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">Missouri’s 2<sup style="line-height: 14px;">nd</sup> District for the White House Christmas Tree. The ornament had as it’s theme </span><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">“Missouri’s</span></i></span></div></span><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">River Boats” </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">and depicted The Lewis & Clark Discovery Boat, a James B. Eads Civil War Ironclad and </span></span></div></i><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">The Bright Star, </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">a Missouri River Packet Steamer. The SAR became aware of the ornament and invited </span></span></div></i><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">Martin to come and speak to their group about the project. They then decided to commission Martin to do a </div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">painting representing the five historic vessels which have carried the name, <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">“The USS Missouri”</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;">Address inquiries about signed, limited edition prints to Ken Martin at </span></span><a href="mailto:autm@live.com" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;"><u style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 17px;">autm@live.com</span></span></span></u></a></span></div></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">For more information about USS Missouri, SSN -780 go to </span><a href="http://ussmissourisubmarine.org/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><u style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 17px;">http://ussmissourisubmarine.org/</span></span></span></u></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"> </span></span></div></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></span>Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332560146565429919.post-6643527522539865882010-11-27T08:15:00.000-08:002010-11-27T08:15:50.677-08:00Welcome to My New Art Blog!Hello everyone and welcome to my new art blog! This is my online effort at keeping you informed about my current art projects as well as some projects I've already completed and those coming down the pike. In addition, I'll provide information about ordering prints, gallery shows, and the like. Take a look around and thanks for visiting!Ken Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092319572564765422noreply@blogger.com0