Laurel Jensen Paul




   

"If the artist only reproduces superficial features as photography does, if he copies the lineaments of a face exactly, without reference to character, he deserves no admiration. The resemblance which he ought to obtain is that of the soul."

                                                                                                            - Auguste Rodin. 1840-1917


 
 


 
 

Cousins V         18"x24"       Oil

"Cousins V" was accepted as a juried entry by the Municipal Art League of Chicago in their "Biennial-Midwest Fine Art Competition" May 13 - June 10, 2006

"Cousins V" was accepted as a juried entry by the Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Elk River, Minnesota, in their Tenth Annual National Juried Art Show "Arts in Harmony '05," February 7 - March 25, 2005

"Cousins V" was accepted as a juried entry by the Community Arts Association, Allendale, New Jersey, in their "8th National Open Exhibition," March 4 - 22, 2002

"Cousins V" was accepted as a juried entry by the Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, Georgia, in their "National Exhibition" November 1 - 27, 2001, and awarded 3rd Place Award

 
 
 
 

Cousins

Cousins    32" x 40"    Oil

"Cousins" won the Best of Show Award at the Illinois Art League, Peoria, Illinois, Spring Show, 1999.


Honors and Awards

BulletThe Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in their "2006 Girardot National Juried Exhibition," at their gallery, July 7 - July 29, 2006, Honorable Mention for "The Goalie"

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in their "14th Annual Juried Art Show," at their gallery, September 12 - October 14, 2005, the Lester Clark Memorial Award (2nd Place) for "Anticipation"

The Art Guild of Burlington, Burlington, Iowa, in their "Jane T. Walsh Juried Show," at the Arts for Living Center, July 17 - August 28, 2005, Second Place Award for "Bonding"

BulletThe St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their "Explorations In Oil And Acrylic" national exhibition, at their galleries, January 18 - March 6, 2004, the Adele McCall Memorial Prize for Portraits for "Bonding"

BulletThe National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in their "21st National Juried Show," at the Alvin Community College Art Gallery, Alvin, Texas, November 1 - 16, 2003, Awarded an Honorable Mention for "The Imp"

The Placerville Arts Association, Placerville, California, in their "2003 Mother Lode National Art Exhibition," at the Our House Defines Art, El Dorado Hills, California, August 24 - September 7, 2003, Award of Excellence for "Matthew I"

The Englewood Cultural Arts Center Association, Englewood, Colorado, in their "Englewood Arts National Juried Art Show," at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, February 15 - March 31, 2003, Artistic Excellence Award for "Camping"

The Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in their “33rd Annual River Road Show,” November 4 – 30, 2002, Honorable Mention for "Pansies"

The Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "37th Annual Art Show," July 1 - July 30, 2002, First Prize in the Professional Oil/Acrylic category for "Cousins II"

The Artists of Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in their "2001 Fall Regional Ten State Art Exhibition," November 12, 2001 - January 1, 2002, the Full of Life Award for "Bonding"

The National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in their "19th National Juried Show," November 3 - December 1, 2001, two Honorable Mention Awards for "Ian I" and "Beaver Dam II"

The Cultural Art Center, Douglasville, Georgia, in their "National Exhibition," November 1 - 27, 2001,  3rd Place Award for "Cousins V"

The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky, in their "Yeiser 2001: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art," October 21 - November 24, 2001, Merit Award for "Cousins II"

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in their "Arts Competition 2001," September 4 - October 12, 2001, Honorable Mention Award for "And Now We Are Six"

The St. Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their "IN YOUR FACE: PORTRAITS," exhibit July 29 - September 1, 2001, the Viola Longmire Memorial Prize for "Cousins III"

The Harbored Artists by the Lake and the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, Conneaut, Ohio, in their "Fireworks 2001 Art Exhibition," at the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, July 3 - July 22, 2001, 1st Place Award--Oil Painting for "Carolyn I"

The Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter County Indiana in their Illiana Artists 6th Annual Juried Exhibition “2001: A Visual Odyssey,” at the Chesterton Art Gallery, Chesterton, Indiana, January 21 – February 28, 2001, Best of Show Award for "Cousins III"

The Gallery on the Square, Danville, Kentucky, "The Face & the Figure: A National Juried Exhibition," January 7 - February 23, 2001, the prestigious People's Choice Award for "Bonding"

The Louisiana Art & Artists’ Guild, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, “34th Annual River Road Show,” December 3, 2000 – January 3, 2001, Honorable Mention Award for "Twilight"

The Northern California Arts, Inc., Carmichael, California, 45th Annual International Open Exhibition "BOLD EXPRESSIONS," October 10 - 29, 2000, Award of Excellence for "Camping II"

The Southern Artists' League, Valdosta, Georgia, "National Juried Art Competition and Exhibition," July 17 - August 18, 2000, two Merit Awards for "Ian I" and "Sunday Afternoon"

The Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, Conneaut, Ohio, "Fireworks 2000 Exhibition," July 1 - 21, 2000, Third Place Award  for "Beaver Dam" and two Honorable Mention Awards for "Cousins III" and "Twilight"

Illiana Artists, at the Chesterton Gallery, Chesterton, Indiana, "Illiana Artists Juried Show," January 16 - February 27, 2000, Honorable Mention Award for "Cousins II"

The Colonie Art League, Inc., at the Morningside Gallery, Latham, New York, "1999 Colonie National Exhibition," July 26 - August 27, 1999, Anne H. Miller Memorial Award for "In the Garden"

Illinois Art League, Peoria, Illinois, Spring Show, 1999 - Best of Show Award for "Cousins"

Northwest Area Arts Council, 11th Annual Women's Works, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois, March - April 1998, Purchase Award for "Copper and Fruit I"

bulletIllinois Art League, Peoria, Illinois, Spring Show, 1998 - 2nd Place Award in Professional Class for "Carolyn II"

Illinois Art League, Peoria, Illinois, Spring Show, 1997 - Best of Show Award for "Second Day"



 
 
 
 
 


Sunday Afternoon       27" x 33"      Oil

"Sunday Afternoon" was accepted by the St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their national "FACE IT: PORTRAITS" exhibition, at their gallery, January 12 - March 1, 2003

"Sunday Morning" was accepted by the Southern Artists' League, Valdosta, Georgia, in the   "NATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION," at the Lowndes Valdosta Cultural Art Center, July 17 - August 18, 2000, and given an Award of Merit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ian & Jasmine

Ian & Jasmine   24" x 34"   Oil

 
 
 
 
      


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