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.
Purple Iris #2, Original Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A purple iris blooms against an expressive blue and orange background. Its soft green leaves create contrast against the surrounding, dynamic colors. Artist Jay...
Watercolor
Purple Iris #4, Original Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jay Jense depicts an iris patch in his backyard. It portrays a moment of a humid spring evening, capturing a vivid memory of seeing the blooms in the lig...
Watercolor
Purple Iris #1, Original Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A purple iris blooms against a blue and gray background. Its delicate petals unfold, revealing soft-veined patterns and a yellow patch. Artist Jay Jensen reflec...
Watercolor
White Iris, Original Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A white iris blooms against a gray and blue background. Its petals glow with purity, while subtle shadows echo the tones of the surrounding light. For artist Ja...
Watercolor
Purple Iris Mountain, Oil Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The late afternoon light casts a soft glow on the mountain peaks. Purple irises bloom in the foreground, adding a touch of color to the moody landscape. Althoug...
Oil
May Iris, Original Painting
By Jessica JH Roller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Vibrant purple irises with their deep green leaves capture the height of spring. Tucked between a sidewalk and a parking lot in artist Valerie Berkley’s nei...
Acrylic
Large Blue Iris
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Large Blue Iris' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Int...
Paper, Watercolor
Large Indigo Iris
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Large Indigo Iris' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. I...
Paper, Watercolor
Iris No. 195, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Elizabeth Becker
Located in Yardley, PA
Original watercolor painting on 140 lb cold press paper :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to...
Watercolor
'Bearded Iris', watercolor on paper, professionally framed in light wood
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
Internationally acclaimed watercolorist Gary Bukovnik has devoted his career to celebrating the beauty, abundance, and vitality of the natural world. Renowned for his exuberant flora...
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Iris - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of Japanese irises, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.19...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Single Iris (Lavender/Blue)
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in New York, NY
Lowell Nesbitt was an artist best known for his vibrant depictions of flowers—often characterized by their monumental scale and elaborate realism. Typically filling the composition, ...
Paper, Color Pencil
