I truly enjoyed creating this piece. My client contacted me wanting to give her mother a unique birthday gift that expressed her love and appreciation. As I was listening to her, getting an idea of her mother’s personality, my client’s admiration for her mother was inspiring. Since I also have a strong and positive relationship with my mother, I could easily relate to her. My client specifically requested the song lyrics, because it was one of the few songs she clearly her mother relating to. I can only hope that my work even began to capture the affection, gratitude, and respect she has for her mother.
Image 1Image 2Image 3Image 4Image 5Love is Forever, 12in x 12in mixed media collage on canvas, 2012
Carly Swenson is an intuitive painter originally from northern Montana. She spent more than a decade working primarily as a mixed media artist before shifting to acrylics. Swenson received a BFA in Visual Arts with an Art History Minor from Bemidji State University. During and after university, she traveled and lived abroad, this included studying in China, traveling throughout Europe and living both in England and the Azores.Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed art magazines. She has facilitated art workshops for various age groups. Swenson’s work is also included in the permanent art collections of Angra do Heroismo Museum and Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). Currently, she lives in St. Paul, MN with a smart little dog and a weird little cat. They’re nice.
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