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 32" x
40"
Oil
"Cousins" won the Best of Show Award at the
Illinois
Art League, Peoria, Illinois, Spring Show, 1999.
Honors and Awards
The 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"
The 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"
The 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"
Illinois
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 24" x
34"
Oil
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Paul
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