About me
Hi,
My name is Elisabeth Svendby and I am a professional artist living and working in Oslo, Norway.
My subjects are my life and surroundings. I get these obsessions and use paint and pencils to explore them. It can be everything from the forests of Norway to my old family photo albums. Even my favorite tv shows. Now that is a series of paintings that would be fun to make...
I have been drawing and making things all my life, and in 2017 I quit my design job and started my art business.
I enjoy painting vibrant art full of emotion and energy. I enjoy using color to evoce a feeling. The people and places are often from memories and inspired by pictures of loved ones. I like to use photos as a jumping off point for my work, and love changing things around to suite my needs in each piece. There might be an underlying message or a subtle feeling I want to make stand out more and feel stronger more clear, so I adjust and play around with "reality".
The same goes for color. I have always loved switching out the natural colors with the ones that most suit the mood of the painting, that are more like what I see when I close my eyes and think about the subjects.
Most of my paintings are stored in my studio in Oslo, so please reach out if you are interested in visiting and taking a look! Send me an e-mail and we will arrange a time that suits you.
Email me at support@studioelisas.com
EXHIBITIONS
My main focus is to sell through my website and social media, so exhibitions have not been my priority, but I might be planning to do another in a year or two.
Galleri S9, Oslo - Solo exhibition, 28 aug - 10 sep, 2021
OMK(Oslo Maleklubb) Fall exhibition, Oktober 2019
Kroloftets Jubileum exhibition, Juni 2019
Oslo Open 2019 - Open studio, Kroloftet
Oslo Open 2018 - Open studio, Kroloftet