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ORIGINAL ART: TUCÁN CON FRUTAS

4/27/2026

 
By Kendall ‘Kech’ Valverde
70 x 95 cm, Airbrush on Canvas

To view works or commission something new, contact Kech: +506 8497 9285
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Kech began experimenting with aerosol painting technique at the age of twelve–his first works on the walls in his mother's house and throughout San Jose’s city neighborhoods where he grew up.  He was drawn to the bubble letters his mother used to label his school notebooks, and he would sneak spray paint from his father’s workshop to practice this ‘bombing’ style on the walls.  Since these early explorations of ‘tagging’ and ‘bombing’ Kech has been compelled continually to try new techniques and investigate different styles, and although he has not pursued any formal art training, his work has naturally evolved from tags and graffiti lettering into images and expressive murals.  While Kech specializes in large-scale works in aerosol, as he has expanded into painting on canvases and creating custom hats, he’s developed techniques with airbrush, acrylic, and pen to achieve the smallest of details.

original art: Tucan con Frutas, airbrush on canvas painting by kendall 'kech' valverde

Original Art: Heliconia Rosada en 3D

3/26/2026

 
By Kendall ‘Kech’ Valverde
176 x 220 cm, aerosol on canvas
“Raise your words, not voice.  It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” — Rumi
To view works or commission something new, contact Kech: +506 8497 9285
Original Art Heliconia Rosada en 3D by Kendall Kech Valverde Aerosol on Canvas

ORIGINAL ART: FLY FREE MY LOVE

2/11/2026

 
Original Art by Kendall Kech Valverded Fly Free My Love aerosol on canvas playas del Coco Costa Rica urban art
By Kendall ‘Kech’ Valverde 

Aerosol on Canvas, 90 x 160 cm. 

“Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.” ~ Dalai Lama
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To view works or commission something new, contact Kech: +506 8497 9285

Original Art: Cangrejo Colorado

12/19/2025

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BY KENDALL 'KECH' VALVERDE
Colorful Crab Aerosol Art live painting local Artist Kech Kenall Valverde Playas del Coco, Costa Rica
Watching an artist work in aerosol can be captivating, seeing how shapes and layers come together, and how quickly we can witness an image transform.  It draws our interest and attention, a unique look into an artist’s process and view.  This large-scale work of vibrant color and sea life was painted live at a community event in the park.  It measures 288 x 173 cm, aerosol on canvas.  Contact Kech to coordinate a live painting experience.  +506 8497 9285
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Original Art: Red-Eye Tree Frog

12/2/2025

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Original Art Kendall Kech Valverde Playas del Coco Costa Rica Spray Paint on Canvas
BY KENDALL 'KECH' VALVERDE
Found in Costa Rica’s tropical forests, the red-eye tree frog displays an interesting color dichotomy.  While at rest with eyes closed and limbs tucked in close, only its bright green body can be seen, allowing it to camouflage among the foliage.  When threatened however, the frog startles predators, flashing its striking red eyes, orange feet, and blue and yellow striped sides, giving it a moment to escape.  These frogs for the most part are active at night and live near water sources high in trees, using their sticky toes to grip leaves and branches.  This painting measures 184 x 136 cm, spray paint on canvas. 

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Contact Kendall to view works or commission something new.   +506 8497 9285
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Original Art: Emperor Angelfish

11/7/2025

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Original Art Kendall Valverde Playas del Coco Costa Rica
BY KENDALL 'KECH' VALVERDE
The striking appearance of the Emperor Angelfish makes a drastic transformation over twenty-four to thirty months as the fish matures to the adult phase.  While the juveniles exhibit a dark blue body with white and electric blue concentric rings becoming vertical lines at the face, over time the coloration and pattern shift to blue and yellow horizontal stripes on the body, a yellow tail fin, and a light blue face with a dark blue mask over the eyes.  This painting measures 60cm x 60cm, acrylic and airbrush on canvas.

Contact Kendall to view works or commission something new.   +506 8497 9285
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Original Art: Guardabarranco

9/26/2025

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Kendall 'Kech' Valverde original art Guardabarranco
BY KENDALL 'KECH' VALVERDE
The Guardabarranco or Motmot birds are a beautiful sight around Playas del Coco.  They are known also as the "clock bird" for their unusual tail composed of two long, bare feathers, each ending in a turquoise tuft.  With the unique form of their tail, combined with the bright colors of their plumage, Guardabarranco birds draw attention, a favorite among bird-watchers.  This work of spray paint on canvas measures 195 x 130 cm.  

Contact Kendall to view works or commission something new.   +506 8497 9285


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Art Exhibition & Open House

6/13/2024

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Saturday July 27, 2024
2:00 - 8:00 PM
At CoCo Yoga & WEllness

Kendall
We'd like to invite our family, friends, and extended circle to join us in celebrating our new space with an evening of art.  Kech has been working over the past several months to create more than twenty new large-scale works in spray paint on canvas, and he's excited to show his paintings in exhibition for the first time.  While most of his pieces depict Costa Rica's beautiful wildlife in vibrant color, we'll include a few of our collaborations with more whimsical compositions and meditative yantras.  Alongside the paintings we will show more than thirty works in glass and mixed-media figurative art by my mother Colleen Patell, and given the passion for art in our family, our daughter Aline will choose a few of her favorite paintings to display as well. 

We invite you to come by to enjoy the art, to help us celebrate the start of an exciting new chapter, and to take a tour of the new space.  We are so proud of how this space is coming together, and we're grateful to our architect and construction contractor Lucas Riviera for his incredible work, expertise, and attitude throughout the design and construction process.  It has been an wonderful experience to create at this magnitude and to put into practice Feng Shui philosophy in a build from the ground up.  We have been so fortunate to work with Lucas and his team who have welcomed and appreciated the Feng Shui principles and practices, and have elevated our ideas and vision to build something much greater than we could have imagined.  


This exhibition and open house is one evening only.  We will have refreshments to share, but feel welcome to bring your own as well and to stay and visit a while.  Although this is a private event at our new family residence and we will not be marketing broadly to the public, we aim to build like-minded community in this space, so please feel free to extend the invitation to your friends and other art enthusiasts.  The artworks will be available for purchase, so plan to come early if you're in the market for something new.  Mosty we are looking forward to bringing together our community again and for all the potential to create together in this new space, so please drop in when you can and be a part of this opening evening.  ~ Teagan
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