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• artist date

  

  For this week’s artist date, I again forced my introverted self beyond my comfort zone to attend another art workshop. An adorable neighborhood vintage supply/repurpose shop, Junket, hosts various artistic workshops and events that have peaked my interest for months. This past Friday was an Open Studio Creative Art Journaling Session with one of their […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  February 7, 2018

  artist’s way, artistic process

  art, art journaling, art pages, art workshop, artist date, artist’s way, artistic process, collage, creative, Junket, mixed media, Molly Anthony, open studio, unfinished art, visual journal, week four, work in progress

• artist’s way III: week 3 • artist date

  

    For my artist date this week, I got back into visual journaling. I love art journaling and I’ve returned to the process again and again over the years.  While my style of journaling has evolved and changed throughout the years–the process of playing with artistic mediums and expressing thoughts and feelings through art is […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  January 24, 2018

  artist’s way, artistic process, visual journal

  acrylic, affirmations, altered book, art, art pages, artist date, artist’s way, artistic process, collage, creating background, mixed media, paint, stencils, visual journal, week three

• Artist Date 1.17.18

  

  Those of you familiar with me as a human, or through my blog are probably aware that I’m an endearingly charming human who is irrationally scare of, well, life. While I do force myself out of my comfort zone, the level and regularity of those efforts can vary drastically. I attended a Mandala Making art workshop, […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  January 17, 2018

  artist’s way, sketching & sketchbooks

  Ann Viveros, art, art class, artist date, artist’s way, being present, black and white, Faber-Castell, ink drawing, mandala, meditative art, mindful, pattern, social anxiety

• artist’s way III: week 1 • artist date

  

  For my first artist date, I took time to simply sketch. It was simple and relaxing. I used reference images from my simple 365 photography project. I sketched quick vignettes of natural textures, man-made patterns, flowers and plants, etc.     And apparently, my little cat also found my sketching time quite relaxing.

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  January 8, 2018

  artist’s way, sketching & sketchbooks

  art, artist, artist at work, artist date, artist’s way, cat, drawing, flowers, ink, line drawings, nature, patterns, sketching, sketching & sketchbooks

• artist’s way II: week five artist date

  I found this book at the art store.  I am not entirely sure why I was drawn to it–but I was.  A week later, I was buying more art-supply-goodness and purchased it on a whim.  I figured it would be a good start for an artist date, and it was.  I was very pleased with this […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  August 22, 2014

  artist’s way

  abstract, acrylic, art, artist date, book, Brave Intuitive Painting, colorful, Flora Bowley, painting, week five

• artist’s way II: week four artist date

  For my artist date this week, I simply played.  Often, I get too caught up with my works evolving to express their various intuitive meanings–I get caught up with the result instead of enjoying the process.   It took a while to get settled once we received our crates of household goods.  However, I have […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  June 26, 2014

  artist’s way, mixed media

  abstract, acrylic, art, artist date, collage, colorful, ink, texture, week four

• artist’s way II: week three artist date

  I recently received my first new bike since the fourth grade, as a sweet housewarming gift from my husband.  Moving back to the US has been a bit of an adjustment for me, however, I have been looking forward to the ability to have a bicycle.  We live near Grand Forks downtown, as well as […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  June 3, 2014

  artist’s way, life

  artist date, bicycle, Grand Forks, ND, river, summer

• artist’s way II: week two artist date

  Currently, I am living out of a small one bedroom apartment-style hotel room.  My husband and I are in the process of moving, and thus we have been living out of a hotel since the beginning of this month.  Living on an air base, with no vehicle, and limited access to anything, an artist date […]

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  April 28, 2014

  artist’s way, mixed media, sketching & sketchbooks, visual journal

  abstract, artist date, coffee, ink, tea, week two

• artist’s way II: week one artist date

  For my artist date, I  returned to my favorite swimming hole on the island–one final time before we move to North Dakota.  I brought my favorite little white dog, watched the sun set and took photos.  It was perfect–and a little sad.  I have loved living here.

  Carly Swenson, Visual Artist

  April 1, 2014

  artist’s way

  artist date, dog, dusk, nature, ocean, photography, terceira