Painting as Improvisational Dance Kenny Jensen Blog Post #13 Being the Moment Back in May I started a new practice of quick, stream of conscious, oil painting sketches, to offset… Read More
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Growing a Painting Practice
Growing a Painting Practice Kenny Jensen Blog Post #12 Materials Once I decided to give it a go as a painter again, the first step was to create a bunch… Read More
EMIT concert with Duane Eubanks Quintet
Duane Eubanks Quintet – “Things of That Particular Nature” 2021 Southeast Tour
Sunday, August 15 at 7:30 PM at the Palladium Theater
presented by David Manson & EMIT… Read More
A Return to Surrealism
A Return to Surrealism Kenny Jensen Blog Post #11 Rediscovering New Old Art With this post I would like to highlight a recent life shaping museum experience – one… Read More
Searching for a Sustainable Practice ~ Part 3
Searching for a Sustainable Studio Practice ~ Part 3 Kenny Jensen Blog Post # 10 Going the Long Way. Learning the Hard Way. I ended up taking the long, slow way… Read More
Recycling is BeaUTiful Gala
Back in April I had the opportunity to be the keynote speaker for the “Recycling is BeaUTiful Gala” that took place outdoors on the beautiful campus of The University… Read More
Life Imitates Art
July 2021 | By Tenea D. Johnson Life Imitates Art Good fiction starts as late in its protagonist’s life as it could and still do the story justice. I think… Read More
Transforming “The Big 9”
A few months back we were selected to transform and activate an historic underpass in Chattanooga TN. The underpass is located in the city’s legendary MLK neighborhood where some… Read More
Searching for a Sustainable Practice ~ Part 2
Searching for a Sustainable Practice ~ Part 2 Kenny Jensen Blog Post # 9 My Background in Painting: I have always loved looking at paintings especially the works of the… Read More
Creativity and the Body
Because reading about this is different for everyone and fraught with the complexity of experiences we have of our bodies, this won’t be a chirpy “do this” or “fix that” or “5 steps to happy creative work in your body” kind of blog post. Nor do I ask anyone to comment on the intensely personal, tender landscape of their bodies (or even to keep reading if this is traumatic territory). I’ll stick to my own experiences, that they may prompt your own creative work…. Read More