Ken Dela

I am currently the Art Director at The Culture House in Olathe, KS and love to mentor young artists and watch them grow. When I’m not mentoring our youth, I am a freelance artist and enjoy seeing what combination of mediums I can put together. My goal in art is to share my vision with the world. I enjoy experimenting with different mediums and using a lot of stencils and shaker cans. I am very versatile with what I can do, that’s what keeps things interesting…anywhere from a street art style to more detailed portrait style work.

Currently, I am working on a series of paintings, which are inspired by quotes, sayings, feelings or advice. With our world today so hectic, crazy, busy and bullyish…I use bright contrasting colors with line and pattern, hoping to capture the attention of someone racing by encouraging them to slow down, even if it’s just for a second. If I can touch just one person with one of my paintings, than the painting was a successful.

I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to create live paintings alongside musicians, bands, or during events. One of the coolest moments was painting alongside Wynona Judd up in the mountains in Colorado. I’ve taken 1st place in multiple Adirondack chair mural painting contests. I was commissioned to custom paint some shoes for the mother of Derek Norris’s, a Major League Baseball player.

I am always learning and am a forever student. I feel that the minute you stop learning is the minute you stop growing and improving…not just in your craft, but also in your life.