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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

We're celebrating our first blog post! 


  Hi, I'm Lou Breimon a Fine Artist and martial arts student. I have been working in the arts for over 20 years in various venues. First and foremost as a fine artist. I love acrylic paint, assemblage, mixed media, collage. I like to doodle in oil pastel and pen. 
  I have been an arts educator since 1986 taking young people to paint windows, working at schools, libraries, community centers, and arts centers teaching art and coordinating programs for children and adults. I have also judged art shows for county fairs and schools and most recently the Solano County Office of Education. Over the past ten years I have hung well over three thousand works of art.  

  Kane and I  also decorate the Tehema district fair and are consultants there. 
We love the people, the work, and our purpose as artists and martial artists...to share our energy and wisdom with others. We are always jazzed when some one finds a solution, or rekindles their joy, or gains self esteem, etc. The gifts and sharing are universal. 

Kane Traywick is a fine artist who enjoys oriental art, tattoo style art and mixed media. He enjoys experimental art and taking on large projects.  He often works with pen, ink and graphite as mediums. He also paints and employs constructive style art projects. Kane has a great eye for detail and color.  He is trained in Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun and Muay Thai. Hoorah, He served his country as a United States Marine. 

In The Beginning

I had a studio space in an artist community that I helped start in Fairfield.  My grandson Christopher lived in an apartment near the gallery. He came in one morning for coffee and told me he was studying martial arts with a new teacher.  I did not know it was Kane. I had met Kane once at my grandson's place and liked him instantly.

About two weeks later Kane showed up at my studio. He asked if I would look at his artwork. He wanted to know if I would show some of his works and if he could help me in the gallery. I was skeptical at bringing someone on. The studio was a large responsibility. Over the next two months Kane never let me down in sharing the work load or learning design techniques. He was great with customers and even reorganized the space. He quickly learned the rules of hanging and was always there on time. 

Then one evening at the end of summer we were talking. 
  "Do you know what I really want,"I said.
  "What do you want , Lou?" he replied. 
 "I want my own Studio, gallery and dojo, where people can play and practice and learn and we can show art in a great way." 
 I told him I thought it was a great combo. I said I needed a Sifu. He told me he was my grandson's sifu. 
Then I said,"I don't know where to begin."
He looked at me and laughed," We begin where we are at right now, Lou." 
 I laughed, too. 

We will be keeping you updated and sharing more in the near future about art, teaching art and about martial arts. We will also be sharing videos and Chi The World artwork.
We'll keep you posted.