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2008 was dominated by six distinctly different themes: 

The Conversation: A focused on women grouped together in non-verbal dialogue. This underlines my interest in social isolation.

Blue Room Mediations was an exploration of the human form and movement. For this I used my friend Debora as the model. A woman who, herself is an amazing artist and a fine dancer.

The Green Room series was another exploration of internal dialogs, but this time in a unified place that flavored and deepened the overall mood.

What If: A warning about being carless with the environment. Each painting takes the drastic possibilities to the extreme. What appears to be desert scenes are sea seascapes after the oceans have disappear.

The Unbound: By the middle of 2008 my work took on a looser feel and this was by design. I set aside my pencil and my desire to create a detailed sketched before painting began, and instead picked embraced charcoal which allows one to quickly sketches a subject and also capturing more of the mood and emotion of the moment. During the painting process I allowed the charcoal to merger and at times muddy the inks

The Man with the Green Umbrella just showed up. A mysterious man. First in crowd scenes, then on his own. Hunter or hunted? Lost soul? Or a man with a purpose? 

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+ Through a Gentle Touch Love Flows.Through a Gentle Touch Love Flows.
+ Through a Gentle Touch Love Flows.Through a Gentle Touch Love Flows.
(sold out)

Rhythm of the Red Head: The Moment She Begins to Sway to Count Basie.
Rhythm of the Red Head: The Moment She Begins to Sway to Count Basie.
(sold out)

Kat Unbound: Survivor. She Looks Upon the World That Awaits Her. © 2008 by Duane Kirby Jensen, 15 x 20 Charcoal & Ink on Paper R
Kat Unbound: Survivor. She Looks Upon the World That Awaits Her. © 2008 by Duane Kirby Jensen, 15 x 20 Charcoal & Ink on Paper R

As C’s Currant Lover Wrapped Her Arms Around Her Waist, Sadness Griped Her Heart, as She Revisited all the Lovers Who had ...
As C’s Currant Lover Wrapped Her Arms Around Her Waist, Sadness Griped Her Heart, as She Revisited all the Lovers Who had ...
$400 (sold out)

She Shivers as Distant Footsteps Brings Forth Haunted Memories of the Man with the Green Umbrella.
She Shivers as Distant Footsteps Brings Forth Haunted Memories of the Man with the Green Umbrella.
$475 (sold)

A far off land without humans or the constant buzz of their world. .
A far off land without humans or the constant buzz of their world. .
$170 (sold out)

I Sit Here, in the Coolness of Shade, Scouting a Path through this Wasteland, that Once was Green Fertile Pastures Doted with...
I Sit Here, in the Coolness of Shade, Scouting a Path through this Wasteland, that Once was Green Fertile Pastures Doted with...

Within the Expansive Emptiness, My Soul Wanders the Old Trails in Quiet Contentment.
Within the Expansive Emptiness, My Soul Wanders the Old Trails in Quiet Contentment.

The Orphaned Land Has Ceased to View the Passing of Time. Instead, it has Become Time Itself.
The Orphaned Land Has Ceased to View the Passing of Time. Instead, it has Become Time Itself.

The Glistening Sand-Covered Hills Tug at Memories That Have Almost Forgot the Days When Snow Once Covered These Vacant Lands.
The Glistening Sand-Covered Hills Tug at Memories That Have Almost Forgot the Days When Snow Once Covered These Vacant Lands.

Lies We Tell Others While We Try to Convince Ourselves That They Are True.
Lies We Tell Others While We Try to Convince Ourselves That They Are True.
$1,200

The Conversation: on three panels
The Conversation: on three panels
$1,600

Eight Conversations About the Essence of Womanhood and the Peaceful Absence of Men.
Eight Conversations About the Essence of Womanhood and the Peaceful Absence of Men.

Two Conversations About Love and Five Contemplations About Loss.
Two Conversations About Love and Five Contemplations About Loss.

When Windows Eavesdrops on the Conversations of Women, Buildings May Blush, Shimmy with Laughter, or Shed a Tear
When Windows Eavesdrops on the Conversations of Women, Buildings May Blush, Shimmy with Laughter, or Shed a Tear

Moments After Crushing His Heart, Their Worlds Begin to Melt and Twist as he is Dissolved into Darkness and Tremors Regret....
Moments After Crushing His Heart, Their Worlds Begin to Melt and Twist as he is Dissolved into Darkness and Tremors Regret....
$1,100

Long After the Waters Have Retreated from the Land, and the Winds Have Scrubbed Away Vegetation, One Lone Bleached Branch ...
Long After the Waters Have Retreated from the Land, and the Winds Have Scrubbed Away Vegetation, One Lone Bleached Branch ...
$350

When A Broken Heart Hungers For A Clean Slate.
When A Broken Heart Hungers For A Clean Slate.
$5,000

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I could look at these all day---thanks for sharing ----:)
-- Doris Bolton Bassett, 3/25/11

Duane Kirby JensenThe Faire be Monday the 28th, from 7-10:30. I will be there. Enjoy your night of dance.
-- Duane Kirby Jensen, 3/24/11

I really love these. Color. Movement. Emotion.
-- Priya Keefe, 3/24/11

Cover art...great idea! re: tomorrow, I have plans to go dancing, but keep me posted on Faire!
-- Priya Keefe, 3/24/11

Duane Kirby JensenOh, any chance you will be at tomarrow reading? It should be good. If so, I will see you there. March 25 at 7:00 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 Tenth Avenue, Seattle (Capitol Hill) Reading features poets Lana Ayers, John Byrne, Christopher Jarmick, Robert Lashley, Kristen McHenry, Belle Randall, and Michael Spence.
-- Duane Kirby Jensen, 3/24/11