KC Haxton Wall Art

Ever since he was able to hold a pen in his hand, KC has been making art. Even his first words were red, blue, and “lellow”. Born in Santa Cruz, California, he traveled the country with his family, gathering experiences that shaped his unique view of the world at a young age, never living in one place for longer than a few months. Finally settling down in Ashland, Oregon at the ripe old age of fourteen, KC moved into a Buddhist temple with his father. His days were spent donating his time to the tiger sanctuary at the temple, aiding in the rehabilitation of abused and unwanted exotic animals. He also had the privilege of raising two Bengal tiger cubs from infancy. From the ages of sixteen to eighteen, KC managed to become a sponsored amateur skateboarder, an accomplished carpenter and an apprentice to an architect. He became a self-employed graphic artist and photographer, winning several statewide art contests. KC fell in love for the first time and was accepted into Art Center in Pasadena, California. Things looked promising. And then, KC fell in love again…with acting. He broke up with his girlfriend, quit skateboarding, stopped painting and forgot about the Arts. KC packed his bags and drove his beat up old Nissan to Hollywood, California. In the next three years he acted in over fifteen different plays and went to a school for the theater arts at the same time. He also started his own theater company and starred in several short films. However, something was missing, something was not being said. Early in 2002, KC bought a roll of canvas and some paints. He holed up in his garage that he had transformed into a studio and got to work. He painted constantly for weeks. His friends and family started to worry but KC knew that art had to be made. One month later, KC sold his first painting. And then, he sold another one and then another, and another and another. KC Haxton lives and works in Los Angeles, California, painting his heart out and loving every minute of it. To him, art is not a self indulgent, emotionally introspective downward spiral. “Art is a medium that opens the door into the unknown, and provides a platform in which one can explore, indulge, and grow. Art provides the stage for the experience, and is infinite in its possibility.”