Tag: handwriting
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stumbled upon II
As I previously mentioned, when I lived in Loring Park, I’d find these fun random cursive phrases on the sidewalk. I now work in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis and have started talking walks during my lunch hour. To my delight, I have started finding these intriguing little vignettes here as well. Some are harder […]
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stumbled upon…
Walking around my neighborhood in Minneapolis, and occasionally other random sidewalks, I come across these little notes in cursive. I have no idea who writes them, how long they have been there, or what the artist used that is so permanent. But I love them. Yes, I know it’s graffiti, but it brightens my day […]
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Layers: Conduits to the heart | commission
My client started his own theatre company several years ago and wanted a custom piece capturing aspects of his theatre’s mission statement, as well as thematic elements from his one-man-show. He requested vibrant warm colors, yellows, reds, and rich black as a contrasting color. Conduits to the Heart • Acrylic on canvas • Carly Swenson […]
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Layers: Normal but powerfully destructive
Normal but powerfully destructive • 12in x 24in • Mixed media painting • Carly Swenson • 2016 Detail images • Carly Swenson • 2016
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Layers: The sudden realization…
This was a very fun commissioned work I did last year as a birthday gift from one sister to another. Listening to my client talk about her sister with such love, admiration, and respect, was so very sweet. It made me wish I had a sister. She wanted the work to capture a portion of […]
Carly Swenson • Intuitive Artist 