SwirlY HurlEY
art
About the artist and project
Swirly is the artist persona of Sean Hurley (b. 1997), working in multiple disciplines of pencil drawing, oil painting, film photography, and writing. Working in Austin, TX, she primarily studies at Atelier Dojo under Nate Seay and Pedro Carduso in 18th century École des Beaux Arts methods and charcoal drawing.
Before starting at the Atelier in 2025, Sean was mentored by a community of professional artists and self guided in her artistic practice. Thank you to Madeline Pearl Hurley, Lara Hurley, Madi Davis, Monika Kupiec, Rafael Cabrera, Elina Prettyman, Kandice Pierce, Lindsay Lou Howard, Samuel Thomas, Coty Ferrante, Dr. Brianne Bilsky, LTC Yoonie Dunham, Karen Offutt, and many more for support over the years.
Our Services
01.Custom Commission
Choose your personalized subject. This can be portrait, figure, landscape, or still life painting or drawing of whatever you like. Once you book we will meet for a planning session and figure out the price based upon your needs.
02.Collaboration
Are you a business or fellow artist and would like to work on a project together? Let me know!
03.Licensing or leasing existing work
Some work is available on loan pending upcoming shows! Request and we can coordinate something
i was surprised that i actually didn't hate "wuthering heights" but i think something is broken in me, so ofc i love brutalism. xoxox
it's an honor to be mentioned as a mentor, let alone to be a part of your journey as an artist. the world needs more swirly in spiral-y times like these. xoxo
Just finished the book Art Monsters by Lauren Elkin….. blog post coming soon!
What was the last movie you watched? I loved Hamnet!!