About the Artist

Watercolor painter MARILYN SWIFT is an exhibiting artist member of The New England Watercolor Society, The Copley Society of Boston, Academic Artists Association of Springfield, American Artists Professional League, Hudson Valley Arts Association, Rockport Art Association, and the North Shore Arts Association. Her work has won many awards and is found in private and corporate collections in the Untied States as well as in Europe.

Marilyn was born in Connecticut, graduated with a BA degree from the College of New Rochelle in New York, and since 1974 has lived and worked in Gloucester Massachusetts.

Most of Marilyn's inspiration comes from direct outdoor observation. In her painting she attempts to capture the essence of her subject, the captivating light, mood, or mystery -- like a passing glance that remains in memory, rather than laborious detail. Both the immediacy of watercolor as well as its illusive qualities combine to make watercolor Marilyn's preferred medium of expression.

To stimulate her visual awareness, Marilyn travels often, both in the USA and abroad. In 2003, she painted in Provence, France; and in 2001 worked during a month-long artist residency in Brittany at La Vignette. She has also painted in England, Italy, Ireland, and South Africa.

Her work was selected for publication in Best of Watercolor Volume 3, Watercolor Expressions, and Monhegan, The Artists Island. Her pen and ink drawings illustrate A Taste of Gloucester: The Fishermen's Wife's Cookbook and Rockport's Motif #1 Cookbook.

Marilyn is a popular teacher, juror, and demonstrator.

Marilyn Swift's work is currently represented by galleries on Cape Ann, Martha's Vineyard, and in Maine. She invites the public to her Studio each June and October during the Cape Ann Artisans Open Studio Tour www.capeannartisans.com. Her Gloucester Studio is open year round by appointment.

Text and images copyright © 2004-2007 Marilyn Swift. All rights reserved.