| Jen Evenhus is a nationally recognized, award winning artist. Her bold use of color is what first attracts the eye. Her subject is often paint itself, fascinated with the painterly effects one can achieve with pastels, or the wonderful transparency and opacity of oils.
Jen discovers magic in her subjects with simplification and exaggeration, using her trademark style "the beauty of imperfection," revealing the soul of the subject with a unique, bold sense of color and design. Her work is contemporary with abstract leanings, creating in both pastel and oils. Jennifer's work is often very abstract, using earthscapes (small areas of the landscape) as a starting point, she paints out most of the detail, leaving just enough for the viewer to journey into a new world.
Jen is a popular national workshop instructor/coach, giving "The Beauty of Imperfection" pastel workshops, traveling across the states to share her passion for pastels. She has been published in magazines such as The Pastel Journal, American Artist Magazine, Pratique des Arts French Magazine, PSWC Magazine, and PSA Pastel-a-gram.
Jen's award-winning work has been included in many National and International Juried Exhibits.
She recently received Best of Show in the 2020 Northwest Pastel Society 34th Annual International Juried Exhibition held at the Prestigious American Art Company Gallery in Tacoma, WA., Honorable Mention in the 2020 IAPS Exhibit in Dunedin, FL and President's Award at the 2019 NPS 33rd International Juried Exhibit in Tacoma, WA.
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