LISA SWIFT

A LIFELONG PASSION FOR ART

Lisa Swift immersed herself in art since her early days growing up in Marietta, Georgia. She began by sketching her family and created her first self-portrait at twelve years old in pastel pencils, which she received as a gift. The mere holding of these professional artist tools ignited her passion for art that led to an insatiable desire to learn more and to practice and learn traditional techniques and processes. Pursuing this passion, Swift attended the Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia, where she earned her BFA in Illustration with cum laude honors in 1995. It was during this time that Swift really knew that painting was her passion and she continues to create works in both oil, acrylic, and mixed media.

Swift has practiced her craft for many years, participating in juried shows in Georgia, New York, and California, has competed in many plein air events in Georgia, placing 2nd place in 2018 in the plein air quick paint in Eatonton, Georgia. She has been a member of the Open Air Meriwether Invitational in Meriwether County for several years. Swift is a former director of the Southside Sketchers Plein Air Group and currently pursuing her passion for portraiture and figurative painting.

Swift enjoys painting from direct observation, "en plein air", and also in her home studio in Senoia, Georgia. She enjoys drawing and observing the way colors are affected by light and it is usually a key feature of her paintings, Swift is a member of the Southside Sketchers plein air painting group, Fayette Art Society, Portrait Society of Atlanta, and Portrait Society of America.