Turquoise Forest 13" x 9" Original Pastel Casey Klahn “Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.” Vincent Van Gogh The 16th of December will mark the three year anniversary of this newsletter-style blog which I named The Colorist....

"Time...is running...OUT, old chum!!!" Every artist wishes to excel in their work. The Colorist has been looking at How to Paint for the Prize. Because I was seeking the prize for my art last summer, I was in a hurry. One thing I knew about...

View down "Battleship Row," Pearl Harbor. In 1975, when I joined the Army National Guard in Aberdeen, Washington, there were still a few World War II veterans in uniform. One of them had the opportunity to address us on the subject of survival. What...

Casey Klahn - Exhibit at Northwest University. All Photos: Garth Edwards Here is a photo report on my exhibit at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington. The opening was November 6th. The funnest opening is the kind where you can barely greet...

Mary Cassatt, After Degas - detail @ 32" x 26" Charcoal Casey Klahn At the Easel I like studying the master works of artists like Edgar Degas. This work is a copy of his well known Portrait of Mary Cassatt.