Madeleine Carlson Madeleine Carlson is a Swedish artist based with her studio in the coast town Varberg in Sweden. Her work is most abstract art with colors and texture to engage the viewer with senses through the eye and the touch. The texture gives her paintings a depth and bring them to live. She believes that each of her artwork have a secret up to the viewer the discover. She’s inspired by music and often give her paintings names after the song that went on repeat during the creation.