Paula Swain
Paula K Swain grew up in t he Pacific Northwest with art teachers as parents. Creativity was encouraged every day. Plein air painting was mandatory as Paula and her sister accompanied their father on many weekends outdoors to paint along the coast of Puget Sound or the Oregon Coast. Paula finds inspiration in painting plein air, where the true colors are visible, unlike painting from a photo.
After many painting workshops and stacks of experimental paintings, Paula has a painting style that could be called semi-representational Expressionism. She paints using local colors to honor her father's teachings but also enjoys pushing the color, trying new palette combinations, and edging toward Fauvism. She is always working toward sharing the joy of landscape painting.
Biography
Paula K Swain grew up in t he Pacific Northwest with art teachers as parents. Creativity was encouraged every day. Plein air painting was mandatory as Paula and her sister accompanied their father on many weekends outdoors to paint along the coast of Puget Sound or the Oregon Coast. Paula finds inspiration in painting plein air, where the true colors are visible, unlike painting from a photo.
After many painting workshops and stacks of experimental paintings, Paula has a painting style that could be called semi-representational Expressionism. She paints using local colors to honor her father’s teachings but also enjoys pushing the color, trying new palette combinations, and edging toward Fauvism. She is always working toward sharing the joy of landscape painting.