Kenneth Turner Art

At the age of eight his father gave him his first oil set as a gift. At eleven, he was invited to learn beside Harry Worthman, a well-known New York City-born artist who became a famous portraitand landscape artist. Mr. Worthman did not teach children but saw the talent in the young man and took him on as a pupil for several years. He did all the principals portraits for his junior high school. He won the Westbury High School Art Scholarship award in 1966 In college, he knew he wanted to make his living as an artist and majored in Fine Arts at the University of Houston winning the University of Houston Conservative Art Scholarship three years in a row. He began his career working at AstroWorld painting quick pastel portraits. After graduating, he was invited to teach a class on figure sculpture after a former professor stated he was the best student he had seen in thirty years. Turner then had the opportunity to study alongside Lajos Markos, a Hungarian artist that trained at the Royal Academy of Budapest. His love of painting animals, especially horses, brought him to Texas where his path crossed with Turner's. A three-year mentor/protégé relationship would push Turner's skills to a new level. Ken Tuner has now painted for families all over the world. In 1984 he was commissioned to paint for the King of Saudi Arabia that hangs in the Palace in Riyadh today. In 1986, he painted "Decision at the Alamo, which hung in the State Capital for the Texas sesquicentennial. Additional giclees can be found in Houston's First Baptist Church, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Ronald Reagan National Airport, the New York City Police Museum, New York City Fire Department, and the headquarters of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Also included, is a portrait of former Governor and former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry housed at the US Department of Energy, and a portrait of former Secretary of HUD Dr. Ben Carson.
Kenneth has done over 1000 paintings for clients around the world including: K. S." Bud " Adams owner Tennesee Titans, Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, Mark A Chapman Philanthropist, Conrad N Hilton College of Hotel Restaraunt Management, The Ruling Family of Saudia Arabia , Prince Sultan ibn Salmon Al Saud the Saudia Arabian Astronaut 1985, Rick Perry Governor of Texas and Secretary of Energy , The Wortham Company, Y. A. Tittle - Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971, Benito Albarran- Guadalajara, ARENCO, Brass Door Gallery, Ishtar International, Gallery Barbizon. David and Eula Winterman, William N Lehrer President American Rice, Nick Massad, President, American Liberty Hospitality, Joe Mannke- Rotisserie for Beef and Bird, Enrique Urdaneta- Venezuela, U.S. Congressman- Dan Crenshaw, Atwood Oceanics and many more.
All paintings shown here are available for purchase as Giclee Prints. In you have questions about pricing please contact me.