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Steven Seizo Nakamura is a California based artist who just opened his new art studio, “Ancient Vine Studio”, in Long Beach. “Ancient Vines” has come to fruition through a period of growth, struggle, life changes, lack of sleep, and amazing friends. If you joined us at Beaverstock you may also remeber him from the Artist Grove!



Steven specializes in techniques that utilize Red Wine as a medium. He studied fine art and illustration at CSUN and has competed in several Plein Air competitions in Southern California. In 2009, Steven was enjoying an elegant meal and a glass of fine wine from Paso Robles with his wife, on their Lake Forest balcony. Steven, a Trader Joe's wine specialist, began describing this wine as "dark and inky." His wife Chris, asked what does that mean? Steven walked into his art studio and placed a brush into his wine glass and began the first strokes of his art career.

"Colors of Wine”, is a personal art journey and story. I explore the...

ArtQuench Presents Artist Steve Seizo Nakamura
February 17, 2015 by ArtQuench
ArtQuench Presents
STEVE SEIZO NAKAMURA
Colors of Wine
By Jennifer Bentson

Did you ever wonder what to do with that left over wine?
Steve Seizo Nakamura suggests you try painting with your wine. Steve Seizo Nakamura is a renowned artist known for his paintings using wine as his paint. Steve says his nature is to constantly create and while conducting wine seminars at Trader Joe’s he began experimenting with “Fine Wine” as a painting medium. Steve catalogs the colors of wine and has over 600 references of specific wines by their color on paper, vintage, varietal, and wine maker. He has developed a special technique to gain depth and tones while working with the unique properties of pigmentation and chemical consistency of wine. Some of his paintings take weeks to complete as he adds layers and layers of wine to achieve depth.

Watching Steve paint is like...