|
Jensen started painting as a kid, using colored pencils, probably because that was the only “medium” he could afford.
Art Deco series
He was fascinated by the art deco items and projects and prepared a set of 12 drawing in the style in colored pencil. They are available here as a slide show:
Seward 1941
There was little work in Seward when he arrived in 1940. While hunting for work, he ended up at the Alaska Shop as a jack of all trades. When Luella Parsons discovered, probably through Rachel Beisner, that dad was an artist, she had him prepare a series of post cards of huskies which she sold in the gift shop.
SLC 1942
After he was married, Marie gave him his first set of pastels which became his medium of choice after he went through some experimental periods.
1948 Self-Study Art Course
This course was purchased from Walt Disney and included several large volumes. He did the lessons assiduously and benefitted.
1951 - 1956 Seward
In Seward his interest in painting expanded and produced substantial income. His favored media were pastsels, and charcoal & chalk. He also worked in oil, Pastels, Charcoal & Chalk, Acrylic, charcoal & chalk, watercolor. He Stretched & prepped own Canvases, created his own frames and mattes, and mounted & framed his paintings. Alaskans loved his portraits and bought all that he painted. Landscapes and snowscapes also received enthusiastic responses.
1955 Designed & Constructed Teepees for Boy Scout - Seward
1955 Sculpted & Marketed Eskimo busts - Seward
-Blue Ribbon, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
Seward 1951-56
In 1972, Humble Oil in its May bi-monthly journal included an article about Alaska’s Artists
|
