John O. Jenkins, Jr. produced many kinds of art work in the more than 60 years he worked on paintings, sketches, prints and other forms of art. From the realistic to the abstract, he enjoyed working in all styles and he won various awards in art shows.
John carried a sketch book with him wherever he went, and often made paintings from the sketches. Not only did he teach art in high school for most of his life, but he involved all of his family including the grandchildren in art, taking them on sketching trips and supervising countless paintings by neighbors and family.
Unfortunately, many of John's early original paintings were lost in a garage fire during the Christmas holidays of 1958. Of his early work, there are a few surviving paintings that are included here: "Untitled, Chicago, IL," "Madonna and Child," and "Lily in Flower Pot." We are aware of at least two more paintings which survived the fire and, in the future, we hope to include on this site: "Lady in Red," and "Rowboat on Lake."
Here is a small sample of artwork he painted over the years. You may notice that quite of few of them feature one of his favorite activities... Golf.
The paintings represented here are by no means his complete collection... In fact, this page is a bit of a work in progress. If you are aware of one of his paintings or sketches we do not have available for viewing, or have information on dates or titles of paintings, please contact webmaster Brian Tweedt at brian@JOJGolf.com.
We would love to come photograph any unknown paintings for free and add it to our online collection for others to enjoy. We are also happy to rephotograph any current photos we have (at higher resolution) that we can get access to. Please let us know if you are the owner of one of these paintings!
Note: Titles listed below in parenthesis are not official titles given by the artist, but were generated for this web site as a way to discuss a piece by description.
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Self Portrait
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (ca. 1998)
Golf Course at St. Andrews
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (originally sketched in 1966, painted late 1960's)
Courtesy John & Isabell Jenkins, Fullerton, CA
Paris Gendarme (translation: Paris Police)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (originally sketched in 1966, painted late 1960's)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Courtesy: Ryan Anderson, Huntington Beach, CA
"Out of our Window, Hotel St. Jaques - Rue Desecoles"
Oil on Canvas
1966
Untitled (Tree & Leaves)
Oil on Canvas
1979
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
1989
Untitled (Venice, Italy)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (original sketch 1966, painted in the 1990's)
Untitled (Jerome, AZ)
Oil on Canvas?
Date Unknown
Courtesy: Dan & Meltem Priest, Huntington Beach, CA
Cathedral Rock
Ink on Paper, Watercolor
Date Unknown
Courtesy: Ryan Anderson, Huntington Beach, CA
"Gardening Music"
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Note: Attached to the frame of this painting on a sheet of paper, John lists a sale price of $300
Untitled (Aliottos, San Francisco, CA)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (ca. 1960-1970's)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (1970's-1980's)
Madonna & Child
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Courtesy: Brian & Kimberly Tweedt, Placentia, CA
Untitled (Backyard Flowers)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Untitled (Gelato in Europe)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown, (Sketched in 1966, painted ca. late 1960's)
Untitled (Gwynne on Bike)
Oil on Canvas
ca. 1959
Eloise in Backyard
Pen & Ink, Watercolor
9/1/91
Old City Jerusalem, Jaffa Gate
Ink Sketch on Paper
9/9/81
Untitled
Glue, Paint, Sand on Wood, Experimental
Date Unknown (ca. 1985)
Note: This experimental art piece was requested to be made by Gwynne. Although John thought it "trendy" and not his normal style, he humored her by making it.
Untitled
Oil on Wood, Experimental
Date Unknown (ca. 1985)
Note: This experimental art piece was requested to be made by Gwynne. Although John thought it "trendy" and not his normal style, he humored her by making it.
Untitled
"Tear" painting
Date Unknown (ca. 1985)
Note: You may see a reflection in the painting... It is not meant to be there.
Note: This experimental art piece was requested to be made by Gwynne. Although John thought it "trendy" and not his normal style, he humored her by making it. He purchased handmade paper with chunks of wood which he tore and integrated into the piece.
Hilton Head
Ink Sketch on Paper, Watercolor
10/26/87
Note: This sketch was later turned into an Oil on Canvas painting.
Wyoming
Ink on Paper, Watercolor
Date Unknown, ca. 1980's
Untitled (Sail Away)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Courtesy Bill and Jan Service, Birmingham, AL
We will try and update this image as soon as possible due to a low quality reproduction.
Untitled (Backyard Golf)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Knight's Castle, Rhodes
Ink on Paper, Watercolor
Date Unknown, likely 1990's
Untitled (Door Frame)
Oil on Wooden Door, Experimental
Date Unknown (ca. early 1990's)
Notre Dame Cathedral
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (Sketched in 1966, painted late 1960's or early 1970's)
Untitled (Lily in Flower Pot)
ca. 1941
Written on back: "This is the only pure EGG TEMPERA painting I have left"
This egg tempera artwork was a gift from John to Eloise while they were dating.
Unknown (Golf Course)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown (likely ca. 1990's)
We will try and update this image as soon as possible due to a low quality reproduction.
Untitled (European Bus)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown, likely 1960's or 1970's
Untitled (Harbor Scene)
Watercolor ?
Date Unknown
We will try and update this image as soon as possible due to a low quality reproduction.
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Courtesy: Dan & Meltem Priest, Huntington Beach, CA
Sketch of Aigina
Ink on Paper
1974
Courtesy: John and Isabell Jenkins, Fullerton, CA
We will try and update this image as soon as possible due to a low quality reproduction.
Untitled (Tree Rings)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown, possibly 1989
Untitled (Log & Waterfall)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Untitled (Chicago, IL)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Untitled
Pen & Ink
Date Unknown
We will try and update this image as soon as possible due to a low quality reproduction.
Untitled (Underwater scene)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Untitled (Cafe and Bar, Turkey)
Oil on Canvas
Date Unknown
Untitled (Florence, Italy)
Oil on Canvas by John E. and John O. Jenkins
1971-ca.1981
This painting was started by John E. Jenkins as a school project, but was never completed. About 10 years after the start date of 1971, John O. Jenkins revamped the painting and completed it.
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All artwork © John O. Jenkins, Jr.
Used with Permission.
