ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Rolling Hills, Basque Country, Spain (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132797 US SHIPPING: $119 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: The Curious House (titled on verso) YEAR: 2014 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132895 US SHIPPING: $119 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Mailboxes and Red Hills (titled on verso) YEAR: 2007 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132338 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Botanical Garden Landscape (titled on verso) YEAR: 2011 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some small paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132524 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with White Cottage MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 22 x 28 inches / 55 x 71 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131226 US SHIPPING: $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Mission Garden (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132212 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Basque Landscape with Houses (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132183 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with Big Pine (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some small paint losses mostly by the corners. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 22 x 28 inches / 55 x 71 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131179 US SHIPPING: $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Sunglasses Shop (titled on label) YEAR: 2015 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131775 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Once again the Michigan winters became too limiting for a landscape painter and Christensen moved to San Luis Obispo, California in 1998. The Central Coast area of California offers a wide variety of subject matter for Mr. Christensen and the climate permits painting on location almost daily year round. He and his work were warmly received in California where he soon found galleries to exhibit his work. He was rewarded with a large, prestigious exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in June 2002, entitled "From Where I Stand". Christensen became a regular participant in local exhibits, winning awards in both watercolor and oil painting exhibits in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, as well as teaching workshops in the area. He also became a regular participant in the burgeoning plein air scene, gaining accolades in plein air festivals in San Luis Obispo, La Quinta, and Carmel. In March 2004, he was the artist in residence at the beautiful Inn at Morro Bay where a large exhibit followed, "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter". His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Daniel Smith catalogue and written about in Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, as well as in local newspapers. He is the founder of a bold group of painters, The New Fauves, committed to propagating the style of the great French Fauve painters.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with Villas, Shell Beach, CA (titled on verso) YEAR: 2015 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134679 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape - Three Little Green Houses (titled on verso) YEAR: 2016 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 130985 US SHIPPING: $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Once again the Michigan winters became too limiting for a landscape painter and Christensen moved to San Luis Obispo, California in 1998. The Central Coast area of California offers a wide variety of subject matter for Mr. Christensen and the climate permits painting on location almost daily year round. He and his work were warmly received in California where he soon found galleries to exhibit his work. He was rewarded with a large, prestigious exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in June 2002, entitled "From Where I Stand". Christensen became a regular participant in local exhibits, winning awards in both watercolor and oil painting exhibits in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, as well as teaching workshops in the area. He also became a regular participant in the burgeoning plein air scene, gaining accolades in plein air festivals in San Luis Obispo, La Quinta, and Carmel. In March 2004, he was the artist in residence at the beautiful Inn at Morro Bay where a large exhibit followed, "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter". His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Daniel Smith catalogue and written about in Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, as well as in local newspapers. He is the founder of a bold group of painters, The New Fauves, committed to propagating the style of the great French Fauve painters.Ken is also an author. He has published a collection of letters from his years in Europe in a limited edition. He is also the author of four novels, "The Blue Cabin," written in France in 1981, "Up North With Uncle Bob" written in 1986, "Joey Appleshoe," published in 2010, and "Joey Triumphant". He is also the author of two memoirs, "Between the Covers" about his life as a book collector and "92 Winslow Gardens" about his life in London, published in 2020. His books contain numerous illustrations executed in pen and ink. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Painting in the Mission Garden, AZ (titled on verso) YEAR: 2012 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Missing a few flakes of paint. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134683 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Paris Cityscape (titled on verso) YEAR: 2015 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134682 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape - Walking in Big Sur, CA (titled on verso) YEAR: 2011 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Some small paint losses mostly along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 18 x 24 inches / 45 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134024 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with White House with Lavender (titled on verso) YEAR: 2018 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134681 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with Cottage MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134680 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Mountain Cityscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Missing a few flakes of paint. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 18 x 24 inches / 45 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134684 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Water Tower and Vineyard (titled on verso) YEAR: 2021 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134685 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: The Welcoming Gate (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Overall good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133763 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Fishing in Laguna Lake (titled on verso) YEAR: 2012 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Missing a few flakes of paint. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133631 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Houses in Los Gatos, CA MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Overall good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133965 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Pine Tree in the Fence (titled on verso) YEAR: 2007 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133117 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Bus Stop (titled on verso) YEAR: 2003 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133433 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: The Corner Lot MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses mostly along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133011 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Adirondack Chairs (titled on verso) YEAR: 2010 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some paint losses along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133019 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Town Scene MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133036 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Valley View (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133280 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: The Stucco House (titled on verso) YEAR: 2004 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small scratches/paint losses by the right edge. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133429 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Birdhouses in the Backyard (titled on verso) YEAR: 2015 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 133018 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape - Vineyard, Yellow Sky (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132522 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Coming Home (titled on verso) YEAR: 2009 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132798 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Party House (titled on verso) YEAR: 2018 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132841 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Rolling Hills, Basque Country, Spain (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132797 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: The Curious House (titled on verso) YEAR: 2014 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132895 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: White Barns in the Vineyard (titled on verso) YEAR: 2012 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Missing a few flakes of paint. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132300 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Botanical Garden Landscape (titled on verso) YEAR: 2011 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some small paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132524 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with Giant Pine Tree (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Overall good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132523 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Mailboxes and Red Hills (titled on verso) YEAR: 2007 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132338 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Basque Landscape with Houses (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132183 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Mission Garden (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132212 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape with Mailboxes (titled on verso) YEAR: 2007 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132168 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Landscape - Orchard From River Road (titled on verso) YEAR: 2009 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Overall good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132276 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there. Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: California Street Scene - Taking a Walk (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some paint losses mostly by the upper corners. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132211 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper. His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Michigan Sunset, MI (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132009 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: The Red Stables (titled on verso) YEAR: 2014 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 22 x 28 inches / 55 x 71 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131966 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer. Christensen continues to live in Los Osos, CA, mixing plein air and studio work. He returns regularly to Santa Fe and Paris, his former homes, which he loves dearly. Changing locations provides fresh inspiration and he also visits the many wonderful friends that live there.Ken Christensen paints with an intensity and bravura that reveals the glory and beauty of even the most mundane scenes. Rather than the standard post card views, Mr. Christensen seeks out the particular that his personal vision can raise to the universal.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Sunglasses Shop (titled on label) YEAR: 2015 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131775 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Once again the Michigan winters became too limiting for a landscape painter and Christensen moved to San Luis Obispo, California in 1998. The Central Coast area of California offers a wide variety of subject matter for Mr. Christensen and the climate permits painting on location almost daily year round. He and his work were warmly received in California where he soon found galleries to exhibit his work. He was rewarded with a large, prestigious exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in June 2002, entitled "From Where I Stand". Christensen became a regular participant in local exhibits, winning awards in both watercolor and oil painting exhibits in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, as well as teaching workshops in the area. He also became a regular participant in the burgeoning plein air scene, gaining accolades in plein air festivals in San Luis Obispo, La Quinta, and Carmel. In March 2004, he was the artist in residence at the beautiful Inn at Morro Bay where a large exhibit followed, "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter". His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Daniel Smith catalogue and written about in Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, as well as in local newspapers. He is the founder of a bold group of painters, The New Fauves, committed to propagating the style of the great French Fauve painters.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: Hotel Garden (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131724 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Once again the Michigan winters became too limiting for a landscape painter and Christensen moved to San Luis Obispo, California in 1998. The Central Coast area of California offers a wide variety of subject matter for Mr. Christensen and the climate permits painting on location almost daily year round. He and his work were warmly received in California where he soon found galleries to exhibit his work. He was rewarded with a large, prestigious exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in June 2002, entitled "From Where I Stand". Christensen became a regular participant in local exhibits, winning awards in both watercolor and oil painting exhibits in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, as well as teaching workshops in the area. He also became a regular participant in the burgeoning plein air scene, gaining accolades in plein air festivals in San Luis Obispo, La Quinta, and Carmel. In March 2004, he was the artist in residence at the beautiful Inn at Morro Bay where a large exhibit followed, "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter". His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Daniel Smith catalogue and written about in Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, as well as in local newspapers. He is the founder of a bold group of painters, The New Fauves, committed to propagating the style of the great French Fauve painters.
ARTIST: Ken Christensen (Michigan, California, Ohio, born 1951) TITLE: White Manor MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131708 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Ken Christensen is a classic, on-site landscape painter with influences filtered down from the French Impressionists and Fauves. He paints with the vision, color, and verve of such painters as Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Marquet and Derain and with the American perspective of Hopper and Benton.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951 and raised in Flint, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a B.A. in History in 1974. He was also part of an overseas study program at Bedford College, London and attended the University of Manchester in England for a full year. After college Mr. Christensen settled in Traverse City, Michigan, where he pursued a career as a freelance artist while also writing for the local newspaper.His early projects included post cards of historic sites in the area, Christmas cards of people's homes, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group exhibits. At the same time he attended art classes at Northern Michigan College in Traverse City. Frustrated by Michigan's long winters and missing Europe, he moved back to London in 1980. He remained in Europe for the following nine years. In his early years in Europe he supported himself largely by sketching shops and restaurants in the street. In the summer of 1981 he launched himself on a long bicycle trip, crossing Holland, Belgium and France and teaching himself French along the way. He then settled in Sollies-Pont on the Cote d' Azur. The following year he moved to Paris where he remained for the next five years. During this period he attended life drawing classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was also an official copyist at the Louvre Museum, but his greatest education came from associating and working with the marvelous artists of Paris. Mr. Christensen had two one-man shows in Paris as well as St. Tropez where a book of his watercolors, "St. Tropez, Notes et Croquis de Voyages" was published in 1984. He also had two one-man shows in Ivrea, Italy. Originally a watercolor painter, he shifted over to oils during his European years. He also experimented in other techniques, primarily monoprints and blockprints. In 1986 he moved to San Sebastian, Spain, where he continued to paint and also taught English part time at a private academy. The following year he moved to Hyeres, France where he continued to paint and exhibit for the next two years.In the summer of 1988 he moved back to the U.S. to Petoskey, Michigan, a beautiful resort town on Lake Michigan. The following five years Christensen alternated his time between summers in Petoskey and winters in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he exhibited at the Linda McAdoo Gallery among others. During this period he opened The Christensen Gallery in Oden, Michigan, which gave Mr. Christensen a place to exhibit his own work and other artists as well as a large studio in which to work during the Michigan winters. In an adjacent building he began a used bookstore which prospered and grew. During this period he also created "The Christensen Puppet Theater" performing in both New Mexico and Michigan. Mr. Christensen built the theater and all the puppet's heads. Staying put in Michigan, Mr. Christensen taught watercolor and printmaking at North Central Michigan College. He also taught drawing and oil painting at the McCune Art Center, and many private workshops in the summer.Once again the Michigan winters became too limiting for a landscape painter and Christensen moved to San Luis Obispo, California in 1998. The Central Coast area of California offers a wide variety of subject matter for Mr. Christensen and the climate permits painting on location almost daily year round. He and his work were warmly received in California where he soon found galleries to exhibit his work. He was rewarded with a large, prestigious exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in June 2002, entitled "From Where I Stand". Christensen became a regular participant in local exhibits, winning awards in both watercolor and oil painting exhibits in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, as well as teaching workshops in the area. He also became a regular participant in the burgeoning plein air scene, gaining accolades in plein air festivals in San Luis Obispo, La Quinta, and Carmel. In March 2004, he was the artist in residence at the beautiful Inn at Morro Bay where a large exhibit followed, "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter". His paintings have been featured on the cover of the Daniel Smith catalogue and written about in Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, as well as in local newspapers. He is the founder of a bold group of painters, The New Fauves, committed to propagating the style of the great French Fauve painters.
