Bobcat Josh Keyes 95% of the magnificent kelp

95% of the magnificent kelp forests have vanished along the entire Pacific Coast of North America

Don’t get spooked — despite their gnarled hands

While pursuing a degree in illustration in SF

My art spans the centuries between the original and today

aica’s art has been displayed in numerous galleries and exhibitions

Bobcat Josh Keyes 95% of the magnificent kelpDetails About Oil on cradled birch panel 12 in. tondo 2023 Happy D. is an oil painter from the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in emotive female portraits with a psycedelic touch. The visual language of these paintings makes it seem as if the viewer is peeking at the natural world through a hyper saturated, slightly surreal, and almost otherworldly lens.