Notes from the studio

Exhibition 6-8 December 2025 (Updated hours!)

Exhibition 6-8 December 2025 (Updated hours!)

I am excited to announce my upcoming exhibition at Dugg, Oslo. It will feature a collection of framed drawings on paper, made in the summer and fall of 2024. This is...

Exhibition 6-8 December 2025 (Updated hours!)

I am excited to announce my upcoming exhibition at Dugg, Oslo. It will feature a collection of framed drawings on paper, made in the summer and fall of 2024. This is...

Don't you just love drooping branches?

Don't you just love drooping branches?

I will not deny it, I am a big kid! At least when it comes to visuals. If I were asked, I would move into the forest of Show White,...

Don't you just love drooping branches?

I will not deny it, I am a big kid! At least when it comes to visuals. If I were asked, I would move into the forest of Show White,...

A sketch by Ferdinand Horvath

Why does everything have to feel so right?

A sketch by Ferdinand Horvath from the book "They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 1: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden AgeThe 1930s" My name is Elisabeth Svendby Holen. I...

Why does everything have to feel so right?

A sketch by Ferdinand Horvath from the book "They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 1: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden AgeThe 1930s" My name is Elisabeth Svendby Holen. I...

2024 Art Calendar by Elisabeth Svendby - Abstract forests

The 2024 Calendar was a surprise to me!

One day in November, I decided that I would not make a calendar this year. I simply did not have enough paintings that went well toghether to make a coherent...

The 2024 Calendar was a surprise to me!

One day in November, I decided that I would not make a calendar this year. I simply did not have enough paintings that went well toghether to make a coherent...

The Rocky Path - The story behind

The Rocky Path - The story behind

This is my favorite painting. That I made myself, that is. I should probably keep it for myself, but I don’t feel like hanging my own art at home.  So...

The Rocky Path - The story behind

This is my favorite painting. That I made myself, that is. I should probably keep it for myself, but I don’t feel like hanging my own art at home.  So...

Why I sell prints of my sketches

Why I sell prints of my sketches

Since I was little, I loved sketches. Not just making them, but other peoples sketches, and sketchbooks. When you get to look in one, it feels like you are allowed...

Why I sell prints of my sketches

Since I was little, I loved sketches. Not just making them, but other peoples sketches, and sketchbooks. When you get to look in one, it feels like you are allowed...