Artist Biographies:
David and May Johnsen were married on November 6th, 1949. Together they were a dynamic pair of artists. For many years, the pair of Brainard, New York artists would create numerous works of art while running a local store and raising their son David M. Johnsen.

Dave Johnsen circa 1958
 
David Johnsen
(1919-1994)
  • Strived to capture the surreal essence of the world through his depictions of romantic sea scapes and emotional portraits.
  • Student at N.Y Phoenix School of Design 1946-47
  • John Carrol apprenticeship, 1947-50.
  • Exhibited at: Barcelona, Spain - Silvermine Guild of Artists, Connecticut - Ogunquit Art Center, Maine - National Academy of Design, New York City
  • Served from Private to Sargent within the United States Air Force, 1942-1945.
  • Member of the Albany Artist Group Inc, Columbia Arts and Crafts Guild, and Berskhire Art Association.

  • World reknown in the area of miniature art including oil, watercolor, and silverpoint, which was pioneered by Michaelangelo.
  • Exhibited nationally and internationally including: Smithsonian Institute of Washington D.C. International Exhibit
    - Hamilton Miniature Natational Exhibit, Ohio (Miniature Marine Award)
    - World Miniature Art Exhibition, Tasmania, Australia
    - Silvermine Guild Artists International Show
    - International Society of Marine Painters
    - Miniature Society Painters and Sculpturs Show.
    (Complete index available upon request.)
  • - Recipient Silvermine Marine Award, New Cannan, Ct.
    - Miniature Marine Award, Hamilton, Ohio.
    - Special Mariner award, Nassau, N.Y.
    - Two first prizes Colombia County Fair, Chatham, N.Y.
    - Recipient 1st and 2nd place watercolor awards.
    - 2nd place Graphic Silver Point award, Calvatone, Italy.
  • Member of the Amateur Society of Miniature Painters of New Jersey, Society of Marine Painters, Sculptors and Gravers of Washington, D.C., Ohio Miniature Society, and the Society of International Marine Painters.
May Johnsen
(1921-2009)

 

On the Oregon Coast
Highway 101 in Nehalem, Oregon

David M. Johnsen
(619) 518-4159
hans1950@email.com

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