Jay Jensen

Purple Iris #3, Original Painting

2025

Artist Comments
Artist Jay Jensen paints an iris against an out-of-focus background, creating an effect similar to a camera with a narrow depth of field. The composition exudes an intimate quality. This is the third part of Jay's series on the flower.

About the Artist
Artist Jay Jensen balances realism and imagination in his atmospheric paintings. He has loved drawing since childhood, sketching fish, sharks, and whales on cardboard sheets from his father’s laundered shirts. After studying printmaking in graduate school, Jay stepped away from painting for over two decades to focus on family and work. Now in catch-up mode, he is deeply committed to making each piece as exceptional as possible. “I want to make images that are interesting to look at, both up close and from a distance,” says Jay. He paints in his ninth-floor apartment in Montreal, enjoying the unobstructed views of the skyline and cargo boats on the St. Lawrence Seaway. When not painting, he plays guitar, cycles, and works full-time.

Words that describe this painting: iris, flower, garden, petals, flora, modern , watercolor painting, green

Purple Iris #3
Jay Jensen
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2025
9 in. h x 12 in. w
0 lbs. 2 oz.