About the Artist

Beauty is all around us!

My art journey began in my teens with a love of portrait drawing. Over the years, I explored watercolor, oil, and pastel, and since retiring from a career in engineering in 2019, I have fully immersed myself in oils and pastels through workshops, independent study, plein air events, and dedicated studio practice. I am now fortunate to be enrolled in a year long Atelier training under Mandy Theis.

Thank you for taking an interest in my art. It is my hope that when you see my paintings, they draw you in and inspire you to appreciate the quiet beauty and wonder of our natural world. My work is now held in private collections by art lovers across the United States.

Affiliations

Juried Member of the Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA

Central Mass Pastel Society , President

Oil Painters of America

American Impressionist Society

Pastel Society of America

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod

Select Awards

Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA, "Points of View", Second Place in Creative Interpretation , 2025

Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA, "Inspirations", First Place in Pastels, 2024

Cape Cod Pastel Society (CCPS) "For Pastels Only", The Chicago Society Award, 2024

Events and Exhibits

Oil Painters of America Members online showcase, Spring 2026

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, "Inspired by Nature", 2026

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, "Small Works", 2025

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, "Road Trip", 2025

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, "Orange", 2025

Oil Painters of America Members online showcase, Summer 2025

Harvest of Barnstable, Hydrangea Festival, 2025

Hyannis Long Table, 2025

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, "Points of View", 2025

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, “Warming Seas” in collab with Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst, 2025

Cape Cod Art Center, juried members show, “View from a Window”, 2025

Cape Cod Art Center juried members show, “Impact of Color”, 2025

Cape Cod Art Center, juried members show, Barnstable, MA, "Inspirations", 2024

Cape Cod Pastel Society (CCPS) "For Pastels Only", 2021, 2024

Cape Cod Art Center, juried members show, "Small Works Show" 2024

Central Mass Pastel Society (CMPS), national juried show, "Marks of Distinction" 2022, 2023, 2024

Central Mass Pastel Society (CMPS), international juried show, "Pastels Plus" 2023, 202

Central Mass Pastel Society (CMPS) Members Show 2022, 2023, 2024

Oil Painters of America members online showcase", Fall 2021

Publications

Medfield Cable TV Artists of Interview, produced June 2021

Apero Fine Arts On-line Magazine January 2020 edition.

Gallery Representation

Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA

Print Gallery: https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/Colleen.Kean.Jensen