Carrie Swenson 

"Remuda/Spurs"

"Remuda/Rope"

"Branding"

"Chambers Homestead"

"Antelope Near the Cap"

Carrie Swenson has lived on these flat plains of Southeastern New Mexico for many years.  She is awed by the simplicity of the land and is energized by the light pouring over the vast expanse of flat land.  Married to Wayne Swenson, they have two children, Barry Swenson of Lovington, New Mexico and Carolyn Parsons of Austin, Texas.  Lovington is her home and her life has revolved around this area.  She is a member of the Lea County Commission for the Arts, the Llano Estacado Art Association and is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. Painting, creating art of any kind is something I am compelled to do.  Art is an important part of who I am.  Often as I paint I laugh out loud with pleasure.  I love the thick, soft squishiness of the paint and the way the brush drags over the canvas.  I respond to color with an intense pleasure. I work in both oil and pastel, painting in oil for fifteen plus years.  Then pastel, with its drawing quality and rich full color drew me into a concentrated study and has been my primary medium for many years now. Teaching at New Mexico Junior College for the past three years has been a fulfilling task as I watched the students develop, but now I am concentrating on my own work and it is an exciting time for me, a time of growth and evolving as an artist.                                                             - Carrie Swenson PSA

For more information contact Carrie Swenson  (505) 396-4688

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