2025
Artist Comments
A purple iris blooms against a blue and gray background. Its delicate petals unfold, revealing soft-veined patterns and a yellow patch. Artist Jay Jensen reflects on the challenges of using watercolor in this piece, where every stroke balances control and spontaneity. The medium allows Jay to capture the essence of the flower.
About the Artist
Artist Jay Jensen balances realism and imagination in his atmospheric paintings. He has loved drawing since childhood, sketching fish, sharks, and whales on cardboard sheets from his father’s laundered shirts. After studying printmaking in graduate school, Jay stepped away from painting for over two decades to focus on family and work. Now in catch-up mode, he is deeply committed to making each piece as exceptional as possible. “I want to make images that are interesting to look at, both up close and from a distance,†says Jay. He paints in his ninth-floor apartment in Montreal, enjoying the unobstructed views of the skyline and cargo boats on the St. Lawrence Seaway. When not painting, he plays guitar, cycles, and works full-time.
Words that describe this painting: floral, flower, iris, plant, impressionism, flora, watercolor painting, blue
Purple Iris #1
Jay Jensen
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2025
9 in. h x 12 in. w
0 lbs. 2 oz.
Purple Iris #3, Original Painting
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Watercolor
Purple Iris #2, Original Painting
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Watercolor
Purple Iris #4, Original Painting
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Watercolor
White Iris, Original Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A white iris blooms against a gray and blue background. Its petals glow with purity, while subtle shadows echo the tones of the surrounding light. For artist Ja...
Watercolor
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Oil
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
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Oil
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Fannie Burr was a highly accomplished painter and one of our earlier American women artists! This very contemporary, fresh and appealing floral study was done circa 1895!! The rarity of this and its virtuoso execution could lend it to being in the collection of a Connecticut museum. Along with her sister Jennie, they were known as the "Burr Sisters". They did focus on paintings of still life and nature which would have been acceptable for a female artist of the period. Fannie studied at the Yale School of Art and then the Art Students League in New York. She was assistant to Julian Alden Weir a major CT impressionist, while he was at Yale teaching. The composition is avant-hard for this date! It is in an exceptional hand carved 22 karat frame of high value, Art Nouveau style. In the estate of 700 or so paintings by Fannie and Jenny Burr it was found that they did not sign most of the paintings. They were not selling their works or represented so much so this is understandable. This has a great provenance! Estate of the artist Julian Eddy by 1962 Connecticut Gallery, Lyme CT...
Oil
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