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109 Adair Lane • Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Open by Appointment or Chance
For More Information; Call Lue Svendson at (337) 344-9207 

“Lue’s paintings change the spirit in a room.” -Camilla C., Bossier City, Louisiana

Bio • Credentials

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Lue Svendson Bio PhotoLouisiana native Lue Svendson is a painter and a landscape architect. Lue’s work in paint and nature exist worldwide in Dubai, Costa Rica, and the United States.

Born in 1952, Lue was influenced to think creatively from a young age. Since she was a young girl, she has had a natural ability in drawing using pencil, charcoal, and watercolor. Pushed along by her parents in this direction and artistic heritage. Later she moved towards her professional choice to combine her love of art and nature to become a landscape architect. Her education and work in landscape architecture put solidly in focus, by intensive exercise and discipline, design principles relating to shape, space, line, scale, color, and texture. Lue enjoys working in varied styles with different materials thus keeping both she and her art fresh.

While she and her husband raised three children, Lue worked as a landscape architect and has remained active in the community and church. In an average year, she donates many paintings to charitable organizations, schools, churches and social organizations. With oil paints her selected medium Lue paints as often as can creating many scenes from the local area. She paints what she knows best; the woods and the prairies of South Louisiana.

Lue’s experience as a professional designer brings an intellectual maturity to her work. The work produced since 2002 has created more than 20 shows for galleries and art events in the Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana area.

Lue influenced techniques of Sergei Bongart, George Inness and her teacher Pat Bourque of Lafayette, Louisiana. Other than her degree in landscape architecture from LSU, her art education has consisted of individual art classes and seminars. She is a member of the Lafayette Art Association.

Installations • Svendson Studios Installations

109 Adair Lane • Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Open by Appointment or Chance
For More Information; Call Lue Svendson at (337) 344-9207 — Eric Svendson at (337) 288-5471

“Lue has a gift that allows her to listen to our words and transform what she hears into a warm beautiful image that only lived in our thoughts.  She brings the colors to life and for us she brought the beauty of nature into our home.”  -Kyle and Fran L., Lafayette, Louisiana

Artist Statement

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The primary inspiration for my work is the challenge to recreate the beauty of the natural landscape on canvas. For me, that is a technical challenge as well as artistic. Combining the elements of design and painting in oil to create a feeling is like putting a puzzle together and the pieces have to fit perfectly.

Painting plein air or using images from my travels I paint as often as possible. I feel a constant need to create or to express myself on paper, canvas or in my garden.

My style has evolved over the years. I feel I have settled into the tonal style of the 1880’s-1920’s. I use oils in minimal colors that are mostly transparent after the initial composition is decided. This style represents the mystery of the Louisiana landscape that I love

Framing has always been a huge part of my work. I enjoy the marriage of my work and the perfect frame, often painting for the frame instead of the standard framing after complete. My favorite comment when a person views my work is “I feel like I am there or I want to be there!”

Using images from my travels, I paint mostly in my studio and open air whenever I can. I feel a constant need to create or to express myself on paper, canvas or in my garden. To keep the variety that I crave I paint on old doors, cloth, boards, serving trays, placemats and any other found object that attracts me. I use gold and silver leaf as the sky, water or as the matt. These pieces become a partnership of my work and what the artifact was in another life. Metal leaf gives it a richness and ages the work to provide it with a character that is very distinctive.

Framing has always been a massive part of my artwork. I enjoy the marriage of my work and the perfect frame. I shop for old frames at garage and estates sales and buy online across the U.S. for quality frames. Often I choose a “Frame” first and paint a piece to go in that particular frame. “Frames” are probably a part of my creative process that I enjoy very much.

All of my work represents a time-period in my life that is fulfilling and varied. I do not paint consistently creating the same style every time. I like the challenge of new work, people, and places. My art reflects that.

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Dubai Costa Rica, United States

Lue’s work in paint & nature exists worldwide in Dubai, Costa Rica, and the U.S.

Landscape Architecture Oil Paintings, Photography

Louisiana native Lue Svendson is a painter and a landscape architect.

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