Mimi Jensen is a still-life painter who is inspired by her ideas and observations. Her education and early work experience were eclectic. She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology; she is a Speech Therapist, Technical Editor and even an Airline Analyst to satisfy her desire to travel. Eventually, Jensen returned to graduate school to follow her dream of studying art. While still a graduate student in drawing and painting she was selected for her first commercial gallery show, which led to subsequent exhibitions and launched her professional career as a painter. “Using bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects, her paintings invite speculation into the possible metaphors." – California Home+Design magazine. Jensen has exhibited widely in the U.S. and has been featured in numerous publications including American Art Collector, California Home+Design, Fine Art Today, Professional Artist, Southwest Art and The Artist’s Magazine. For the past 20 years, she has been represented by galleries in San Francisco, Boston, Santa Fe and other cities. Jensen is a California native. Although she has always lived in California, she has traveled widely prompted by her wanderlust and curiosity about other lands and cultures. The objects and ideas collected in these travels often appear in her work. More than 200 of Mimi Jensen’s works are in collections worldwide.
Moonshadows Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century Art
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Lif...
Canvas, Oil
On The Town: Uptown / restaurant / bar scene, oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: New York', depicts a scene from a night in the town in NY. NY, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Jensen, who use...
Canvas, Oil
On The Town: New York / restaurant scene oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: New York', depicts a scene from a night in the town in NY. NY, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Jensen, who use...
Canvas, Oil
Harmony / oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated shades of grey and white still life with vases, shell, box and marble. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the oil painting on canvas. In excellent condition. Signed ...
Canvas, Oil
On The Town: San Francisco / restaurant scene oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: San Francisco', depicts a scene from a night in the town in San Francisco, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Jen...
Canvas, Oil
Photorealist Window Still Life Painting in Oil on Canvas, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Canvas, Oil
Foggy Morning Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated shades of grey and white with a single red rose still life with morning coffee / tea. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the tablecloth and shadows in the meticulous...
Canvas, Oil
In the Garden with Matisse: Contemporary Still Life in Oil
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'In the Garden with Matisse' by artist Mimi Jensen. Whimsical and striking objects ranging from blue and green to red, with reflective silver, make up this patterned and textured sti...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
The Heirloom / oil on linen
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Persimmons, cobalt blue table linens and silver are the focus of this elegant and dramatic still life. Colors include silver, orange and blue. Photorealist oil painting on canvas. T...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
On The Town: Paris / restaurant kitchen scene oil on canvas - food + dining
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: Paris', depicts a warm and inviting restaurant dining experience. A scene from a night on the town in France from Jensen's series of paintings that depict and celebrate...
Oil, Canvas
Prelude Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, Photorealist, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Canvas, Oil
Insalata / realism still life oil tomatoes in kitchen
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Insalata' featuring tomatoes on a kitchen counter with olive oil in glass bottles, salt and a chalk board by artist Mimi Jensen, who uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit obje...
Linen, Oil, Canvas
Outside the Box with Motherwell / realism still life oil painting
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Outside the Box with Motherwell' by artist Mimi Jensen, who uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. "Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors" – Califo...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Backstage / oil on linen
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Theatrical reflective and feathered objects dramatically lit, sitting upon a wooden table with a black background. Colors include silver, red and black with touches of yellow and bro...
Canvas, Oil, Linen
Summer Silhouettes: Framed Oil Painting on Canvas, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Summer Silhouettes' by artist Mimi Jensen, who uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. The painting measures 24 x 30 inches and is professionally framed in a contempor...
Canvas, Oil
Pepper Party / oil on canvas - still life with food
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Glorious fun with food in this bold and colorful still life celebration where green, red, orange and yellow reigns, in this chili pepper scene from highly collectible American realis...
Oil, Canvas
Jester Admires His Reflection, Contemporary Oil on Linen, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Jester Admires His Own reflection' by artist Mimi Jensen, who uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. "Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors" – Calif...
Linen, Oil, Canvas
$3,400
Party Time
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Glorious and fun small still life celebration where color, in blue, green, pink and gold, reigns. In excellent condition. Signed and titled by artist.. Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Life painter who is inspired by her ideas and observations. Jensen’s education and early work experience were eclectic – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Speech Therapist, Technical Editor, and even an Airline Analyst to satisfy her desire to travel. Eventually she returned to graduate school to follow her dream of studying art. While still a graduate student in drawing and painting she was selected for her first commercial gallery show, which led to subsequent exhibitions and launched her professional career as a painter. She has exhibited widely in the U.S., has been featured in numerous publications – American Art Collector, California Home+Design, Fine Art Today, Professional Artist, Southwest Art, The Artist’s Magazine – and for the past 20 years she has been represented by galleries in San Francisco, Boston, Santa Fe, and other cities. The painting is 12 x 12...
Canvas, Oil
BLUE PLATE OBSESSION
Located in Fairfield, CT
As a painter, I am attracted to subjects that have a history to them; everyday objects from the past that have a story behind them, even if that story is not fully told, they have ex...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400
H 18 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Butterscotch 2, colorful hyper realistic oil painting of yellow candy in wrapper
By Douglas Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Super realistic colorful candy image Pop art sensibility Oil paint on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and...
Canvas, Oil
$19,000
H 43 in W 53 in D 1.5 in
Summer Solstice: Photo-Realist Figurative Oil Paining of Two Swimmers in Aqua
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
"Summer Solstice", this photo-realist painting of a man and a woman swimming in a pool is painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French made in 2024...
Canvas, Oil
Cherry Delight
By Roxana Khonkulova
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Cherry Delight” is a work about an experience that does not seek to закрепить itself in the future. About intimacy accepted as an event rather than a promise. Like the taste of cher...
Canvas, Oil
$3,450
H 48 in W 24 in
"Summer Sunrise" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
By Justin Wheatley
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Canvas, Oil
$2,750
H 21,375 in W 17.375 in D 1.25 in
"Peonies and Chinese Figures" by James Cobb; Framed 16" x 11.875" Oil Painting
By James Cobb
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 16" x 11.875" oil painting on canvas board by Oklahoma-based artist James Cobb is a still life composition portraying a vase of peonies next to two Chinese figurines. The freshl...
Canvas, Oil
$3,200
H 24 in W 24 in
"Bakersfield II", Hyper-Realistic Oil Painting of Graffiti Landscape
By Jessica Hess
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Bakersfield II" is an original 24in x 24in photorealist oil painting on canvas by American artist Jessica Hess. About Jessica Hess: Oakland, CA-based artist Jessica Hess is a hyp...
Canvas, Oil
$1,942
H 36.03 in W 30.12 in D 0.79 in
Silent Protest. Original painting. Featured collection
By Roxana Khonkulova
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting conveys a moment of deep reflection and inner focus. It is a quiet assertion of its space and time, where there is no need for words. The subtle details of the setting e...
Canvas, Oil
$125
H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in
"Raining Cats and Dogs" - Contemporary Mixed-Media Collage on Wood
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Born in Rockford, Illinois, 1951 Zoa Ace creates figurative oil paintings that explore human relationships through theatrical narratives infused with symbolic animals and whimsical...
Canvas, Oil
$450Sale Price|40% Off
H 24.02 in W 36.62 in D 0.4 in
The Gifts: Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 61x93 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting on canvas presents a figure integrated with organic forms and symbolic elements within a space constructed through fields of color. The body contains lines and figu...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Neighborhood
By Benjamin Frederick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"I grew up as the middle of five kids. We would yearly visit my grandmother in Alabama and later in Tennessee. She was an artist and her house was full of paintings, which was format...
Canvas, Oil
$3,750
H 20 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Opium Trade" by James Cobb; Framed 16" x 20" Oil Paint on Canvas, 2015
By James Cobb
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 16" x 20" oil painting on canvas titled "Opium Trade" by Oklahoma-based artist James Cobb is a vivid, energetic still life. The rich orange and pink hues of the poppies contrast...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 24 in W 18 in D 2.75 in
Breeze Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century Art
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Lif...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 30 in W 40 in D 2.75 in
Anticipation: Framed Oil Painting on Canvas, Photorealist Style
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Sunset' by artist Mimi Jensen, who uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. The painting measures 30 x 40 inches and is professionally framed in a contemporary ebonized ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 12 in D 2 in
Distilled Still Life Painting, Oil on Linen, Contemporary, Framed
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Distilled' by artist Mimi Jensen, who uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. "Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors" – California Home+Design magazi...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Blue Moon
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Blue Moon' by Mimi Jensen, whose wonderful and meticulously painted small still life oil on canvases celebrate life's small joys. Like the perfection of a d...
Canvas, Oil
Doppelgängers / oil on linen
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated and elegant still life with real pomegranate and a silver sculpture of a pomegranate. Rich with symbolism across cultures of abundance, fertility and sensuality depicte...
Canvas, Oil
Foggy Morning / oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated shades of grey and white with a single red rose still life with morning coffee / tea. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the tablecloth and shadows in the meticulous...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 19 in W 25 in D 2.5 in
OUTLAWS / oil on canvas, red still life, political, recycle, think
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Regarding “Outlaws” “Form Follows Function”. The architect Louis Sullivan coined this famous phrase to declare that the form of an object should reflect its purpose. He attributed the idea to a Roman notion that a structure must exhibit three qualities, being “solid, useful, and beautiful.” Great design (form) delights the senses, and I especially admire it in utilitarian objects. Inspired by their beautiful designs, I’ve gathered a grouping of such objects that have been outlawed, banned, or shunned – the perfect but lowly incandescent lightbulb, a candy-striped plastic straw, an aerosol spray can, a Cuban cigar box...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
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H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
On The Town: After Hours / restaurant bar scene oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: After Hours', depicts a contemporary bar scene from an evening on the town, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Je...
Canvas, Oil
On The Town: Date Night / restaurant scene oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: Date Night', depicts a contemporary restaurant scene from an evening on the town, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food a...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
On The Town: Napa / restaurant kitchen scene oil on canvas - food + dining
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: Napa', depicts a warm and inviting restaurant dining experience. A scene from a night on the town in Northern California's Napa Valley, from Jensen's series of paintin...
Canvas, Oil
The Cocktail Hour / oil on canvas - martini + olives
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Martini, shaken, not stirred - two olives, featured in 'The Cocktail Hour' by Mimi Jensen, whose wonderful and meticulously painted small still life oil on canvases celebrate life's ...
Canvas, Oil