Sandy Brown Jensen is primarily a landscape photographer, as was her father. Her father, Warren, was a sharpshooter in WWII, landing on Omaha Beach and surviving all the major ensuing battles. When the war ended, he turned his government-issued rifle stock into a camera mount for his beloved Leica and turned himself from a wartime soldier into a peacetime artist.

This act profoundly influenced his daughter to also change late in life, after retirement, from a writing instructor into a photographer. She has never forgotten her father’s passion for peace after war and the ways he expressed that artistically. She also seeks to photograph the peace and the underlying golden glow of our Pacific Northwest world. This portfolio is called Summer Gold: Gilded Photography as a way of honoring both her father and her Oregon home.

biography

Oregon photographer Sandy Brown Jensen is the co-host for Viz City, KLCC’s Arts Review Program. Sandy’s MFA is in Poetry, and she has retired from a career in teaching writing at Lane CC. Her interest in imagistic poetry hasn’t changed, but she has moved from the pen to the camera. Her primary interest is in Photography Églomisé or gilded photography, and she hopes to primarily show this work on this occasion.

Sandy lives in Eugene, Oregon. She is happily married to her Shakespeare scholar husband, Peter, and they are ruled by two cats in a house not too far from the Willamette River. She is an avid hiker and backpacker as well as a passionate home cook. Her favorite city is Paris.

Where do you, personally, find your inspiration?

I find inspiration in all the landscapes of our shared Pacific Northwest home. I walk the Delta Ponds almost daily, and I love to photograph it through the seasons. I have been climbing Mt. Pisgah from the east side for thirty years, and I never tire of the vistas. My husband and I return again and again to Paulina Lake and to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, but we equally love getaways in Yachats or Gold Beach. Oregonians: we are the lucky ones.

What is your favorite thing to do in or around Eugene?

As the radio host for Viz City, KLCC’s arts review program, I have the joy of looking at and talking about art. I love the new Karin Clarke Gallery at the Gordon because it is in a delightful walking mall. Downtown Eugene has J. Michael’s Bookstore, the White Lotus Gallery and all the lively downtown action. I love our Saturday Markets. I love our nearby nature and the many places to walk or hike or bike like Spencer Butte or the Amazon bike path. I love sunsets at Golden Gardens Park and kayaking or sailing on Fern Ridge Lake. We have so many great restaurants; Marche is my favorite, and I love shopping at Provisions and the Fifth Street Market. We live in such a wonderful place; what’s NOT to love?!