Brent Jensen’s Biography

Education, Workshops and Art Clubs

B.A. in Art, University of Utah
Art Club Membership: Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and American Society of Marine Artists

Attended demonstrations and workshops by the following artists:

2010 ~ Huihan Liu (Workshop)
2009 ~ Robert Johnson (Workshop)
2008 ~ Scott Burdick, Quong Ho, Kevin MacPherson, and C.W. Mundy (3-day Demonstrations)
2006 ~ Jean Chambers (Workshop)
2005 ~ C.W. Mundy and Ray Roberts (Separate Workshops)
2004 ~ John Cosby, Junn Roca, John Budicin, and Phil Starke (Separate Workshops)
2003 ~ John Cosby, George Strickland, and Camille Przewodek (Separate Workshops)

Shows, Awards, and Articles

2010 ~ American Impressionist Society 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition "Lobster Boat" ---------------- Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA (THREE PERSON SHOW - May)
Gamble Garden Celebrates 25 Years, Palo Alto, CA (CHOSEN AS POSTER ARTIST) Click to view poster
Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX (THREE PERSON SHOW - November)

2009 ~ SouthwestArt Magazine (SEPTEMBER ISSUE) Click here to view article
Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX (THREE PERSON SHOW - November)

2008 ~ Art of the West magazine (SEPT/OCT ISSUE) Click here to view article
American Art Collector magazine (SEPTEMBER ISSUE) Click here to view article
Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (SOLO SHOW - September)
Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA (THREE PERSON SHOW - October)
Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX (THREE PERSON SHOW - November)
Salon International at Greenhouse Gallery: (JURY’S TOP 50)

2007~ Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (SOLO SHOW - May)
American Art Collector Magazine (JUNE ISSUE) Click here to view article

2005 ~ Salon International at Greenhouse Gallery: (JURY’S TOP 50)
O.C Plein Air Painters Invitational at Bowers Museum: (2nd PLACE)
Art-A-Fair: (voted BEST OIL PAINTER)

2004 ~ Lankershim Art Gallery competition: (BEST IN SHOW)
Paint San Clemente: (HONORABLE MENTION)

Artist’s Statement

My love of plein air painting started with my rural upbringing in the rolling hills of Wyoming. In sixth grade, I won a state-wide art contest and never looked back. After receiving my B.A. in Art, I worked as an architectural illustrator.

In 2002, a trip through Europe inspired me to renew my passion for oil painting. My art education is enhanced by attending demonstrations and plein air workshops with nationally known artists and by studying classic art books from and about Impressionist masters and early California Impressionists. This knowledge blends with my innate style and flows onto my canvases to draw observers into my oil paintings. I’m equally comfortable painting landscapes, seascapes, figures, and architecturally interesting homes and buildings.

As a traditional Impressionist style oil painter, I strive to create museum-quality art. My pieces use a loose approach, limited palette, and objective perspective so that any two viewers are able to interpret one of my paintings differently. A properly selected composition that is well-executed can bring a lifetime of enjoyment to a collector. Because of my philosophy and painting goals, I only paint originals and do not reproduce my work.

Queenstown, New Zealand, November 2009