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Blackwall Gallery
5815 Pioneer Hwy. Stanwood, Wa
R. Allen Jensen
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The purpose of the R. Allen Jensen Foundation Is to support students / artists in having a work space for 1 - 3 months out of the year at the R. Allen Jensen Studio. 50% of all proceeds from the show will go to support this endeavor
Artist Statement
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
T. S. Elliot
I've lived by this poem my entire life; long before I was even aware of it, the place to which I have returned, is a dimension of my childhood. Pablo Picasso stated that by age 14, he could draw and paint like the Renaissance Masters. It took him the rest of his life to learn how to do it like a child. My media has expanded, the awareness of what I do has heightened. The appreciation for it all has grown. The love in doing it is me. Carpe diem. R. Allen Jensen Oct 2017
My Background
I started drawing on the walls of my bedroom and in 1935 that was unusual. I had parents that not only encouraged me but showed their friends my room any chance they got. BA from U of WA and Masters from WA State U. Exhibited in 15 galleries, won 5, 10% for the arts commisiions and more. Taught at Western for 30 years; art history, painting, drawing & design.
My Medium
I use many different mediums; wood, tar paper, earth, pastels and paint. I believe that working in a single medium is restrictive to my process. Each idea manifests in its own individual style. When I could see, as I am now almost completely blind, my work looked back at me. Now the works "speaks" to me differently.
I have to "listen".
My Inspiration
Art history is what speaks for itself. Any time you study and look at the Great Masters as well as all Modern Art, I can't help but be inspired. My inspiration has always been to explore what artists have never done. And given what has been done, that means I'm always thinking.