Jan Jensen Art | Paintings and Sculptures

Thanks for stopping by … I’m Jan – a painter, printmaker, sculptor, collage creator and serial artist. I am inspired by the energy of growing gardens, dancing ocean waves and our internal landscapes. I live and play on the Sunshine Coast in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.

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#21daysinmyartworld Day 17 prompt: largest painti

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Day 17 prompt: largest painting
This is my largest painting so far, still a WIP, but it's getting close.
It's acrylic on canvas, 48x48"
Looks like a weather system coming in to me ...

#21daysinmyartworld Day 16 prompt: smallest paint

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Day 16 prompt: smallest painting
Click on the image to get the whole piece. It's 4x3", acrylic+charcoal on paper, finished with resin on a cradledwood block. One of my faves in this small format - and it still lives with me 😁 ($40+shipping, if it's calling to you)

#21daysinmyartworld Day 15 prompt: how I name my

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Day 15 prompt: how I name my paintings.
Naming is one of the last things I do with a piece. I tend to finish a bunch/series then wait until the last minute ... which works most of the time. In the moment I come up with names like Lineations for Psyche, Mapping the Flow, A Shift of the Zephyr Breezes, Time Morphed and As Time Flew By.
But sometimes I get tired and end up with a crummy name for a beautiful piece. The big diptych (which I love) in the photo is called Sky Blue 2. Kinda sad, huh.
Got any better names for me to use???
(Sky Blue 2 = 48x24" acrylic on canvas)

#21daysinmyartworld Day 14 prompt: Sold! I couldn

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Day 14 prompt: Sold!
I couldn't decide which image I wanted to post so have chosen 3, one from each series I have going. The first is the drippiest, flowiest acrylic on canvas, the second is acrylic & collage on cradleboard, and the third is acrylic on raw canvas. All of them are hanging in good homes ... 😊

#21daysinmyartworld Day 13 prompt: process insigh

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Day 13 prompt: process insights
As I was trying to figure out how to express my self on this one, I had a lovely insta conversation with @marleenvermeulen that included this quote. Perfect!
And I discovered @__nitch!
Thanks so much for sharing, Marleen 😊❤️
And isn't that how the process goes - one step leads to another until I run into myself ... helped by a playful adventurous spirit.

#21daysinmyartworld Day 12 prompt: current motifs

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Day 12 prompt: current motifs
I'm finding leafy* shapes popping up a lot lately along with the long standing circle-like shapes (except when they're squares). Always in love with organic lines and a sense of liquid ...
This example is part of a small study I recently completed.
*or fishlike or birdlike or wavelike ... 😁

#21daysinmyartworld Day 11 prompt: turning point

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Day 11 prompt: turning point
This image is a new dawn. The new dawn/turning point in my art world came when I turned 65 and realized that it was a 'if not now, then when?' situation. I had given up my art practice in my 30s and, once my kids were grown, struggled to find the confidence to create anything. So I took a step. Now at 69 the steps continue and my art world is expanding. 😊

#21daysinmyartworld Day 10 prompt: selfie This is

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Day 10 prompt: selfie
This is typical me: loving the sun, enjoying my winter garden ... totally oblivious to my bad hair day and hand over the camera lens. And so we go ... 😁
Oh yes, and totally matchy matchy with my blooming heather 😘