BIOGRAPHY
Louisiana native Lue Svendson is a painter
and a landscape architect.
Lue’s work in paint and nature exist worldwide.
Lue was influenced to think creatively
in her formative years.
Since she was a young girl,
she has had a natural ability in
drawing using pencil, charcoal and watercolor.
in 1975 she graduated from LSU with a degree
in Landscape Architecture
and has combined her love of art and nature
for almost fifty years.
Lue paints what she knows best;
the woods and the prairies of South Louisiana.
She has traveled the United States studying with
nationally recognized artists such as
Camille Przewodek, John Clayton, Dennis Sheehan,
and Christie Scheele.
For over a decade Lue learned the art of Plein Aire
with master painters in Cape Cod Massachusetts.
her current inspiration is the moody Tonalism movement
from the late 1800's which can be felt in her work.
Lue is a proud member of the Lafayette Art Association,
the Oil Painters of America,
and The American Women Artists.
Lue’s experience as a professional designer
brings an intellectual maturity to her work.
The work produced since 2002
has created more than twenty shows
for galleries and art events in the
Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana area.
Lue’s work in paint & nature exists worldwide.
“Lue captures the beauty of the Louisiana marsh.
Buying one of her paintings is an investment in the alluring southern charm:
draping oaks and a sunrise over the Basin
in a rich pallet of hues.
Her talent is unsurpassed in the paintings and memories
she creates for us to forever remember
when we hang a piece of Louisiana on our walls.”
-Nancy S. Austin, Texas
media features
1998 SOUTHERN ACCENTS MAGAZINE
2004 GALLERY INSIDER MAGAZINE
2005 L MAGAZINE
2005 TIMES OF ACADIANA NEWSPAPER
2006 / 2010 / 2011 PALATES & PATE' FEATURED ARTIST
2009 / 2013 AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR
2010 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 HOUSE & HOME MAGAZINE
2011 LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING ART & TRAVEL AUCTION
2012 HEALING HOUSE MARTINIS FUNDRAISER FEATURED ARTIST
2012 1ST ANNUAL BIG EASEL ART SHOW POSTER ARTIST
2018 ACADIANA PROFILE MAGAZINE
Q&A WITH LUE SVENDSON
COURTESY OF ACDIANA PROFILE MAGAZINE
Who were your earliest artistic influences?
“Art has always been a part of my life, and that’s because of my grandmother and mother. My grandmother was more of a painter, and my mother was more of a craftsman. If you got bored at my house, one of them would hand you a drawing tablet and a pencil. ‘Don’t tell me you’re bored; we just got you the best coloring book.’ That’s how it was growing up.”
Take us through the thought process of pursuing a career in landscape architecture.
”I love art. I love to create beautiful places and beautiful things. I love to be around pleasing lines and compositions, and colors. And I love being outside. LOVE being outside. So I put the two together and chose landscape architecture, and I never looked back.”