December Featured Artist - Dolores Jensen

Fine Arts | Mixed Media 2D Artist

Dolores Jensen, a juried member of GSLA, began her art career in 1984 after earning an AAS degree in Advertising, Design, and Commercial Art from St. Louis Community College–Florissant Valley. She worked as a board artist, designer, and art director before forming a graphic design partnership in 1991. In 1998, she shifted her focus to homeschooling her daughters, later serving as Art Department Head at a homeschool hybrid academy from 2016 to 2021. During this time, she taught Art History Workshop painting classes in her home studio, an experience that deepened her understanding of artistic techniques as she taught herself new mediums to instruct others.

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For the past five years, Dolores has dedicated herself fully to her artwork. She approaches each piece by choosing whatever medium best conveys the idea in her mind, working with multiple brands of colored pencils, Gamsol for blending, ink-based watercolor pencils, pan pastels, pastel pencils, and occasional ink, gold leaf, or acrylics. Birds and animals are her primary inspiration, and she reimagines their personalities through whimsical details and vibrant color. Her goal is to reflect the beauty of the world and express the inspiration she draws from her faith. Dolores is also a member of the Jefferson County Artists Guild and BOMH.