| Studio Swan |
 www.studioswan.com About | Tom Swanston
Paired down palette and simplified composition coupled with the use of precious metal leaf are the hallmarks of Thomas Swanton's Migration series. Swanston exhibits regularly in galleries in Boston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Santa Fe and with art consultants across the country. He has had thirteen solo and forty-six group gallery exhibitions, has been included in eight museum exhibitions and published in over fifty trade and lifestyle magazines. Swanton's work has been placed in public and private collections in the US, Europe, China, Korea, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Complete Biography http://www.studioswan.com/html/ArtistBio.asp?artnum=2 About | Gail Foster
An uplifting and impassioned view of the human condition - one in which, regardless of gender, the inner power of the spirit is celebrated - defines Gail Foster's artwork. In addition to lifestyle and trade publications, Gail Foster's art has been featured in one museum solo show, eight museum group exhibits, twenty solo private gallery exhibits, fifty-one private gallery group exhibits and thirty public collections. Artist, philanthropist, educator and activist, Foster resides and creates in Serenbe, an environmentally-conscious community located 25 minutes south of Atlanta, Georgia.
Complete Biography http://www.studioswan.com/html/ArtistBio.asp?artnum=1
Tom Swanston and Gail Foster both started painting strictly with acrylics some time ago. The health and environmental contributions are immense, mineral spirits and turpentine release toxins that harm your body and the environment. Both artists have virtually eliminated using either substance in their studios by replacing their oils with water based acrylics. Something new put into action at Studio Swan is the process of turning our acrylic waste into a solid form for disposal instead of washing it down the sink. This practice is to avoid our contribution in the placement of unnatural substances into the environment as much as we can. Tom and Gail make a concerted effort to reuse as much as possible; instead of trashing scrap pieces of fabric Gail saves and repurposes in her mixed media work. A great example shown in the Greenhaven project is the work titled "Touching 1/6"; the recycled fabric plays an important role in the layering of the work. Gail and Tom try to do as much as possible to reduce creating extra waste as artists and both order supplies from companies that are equally invested in producing eco-friendly products for the consumer and the environment. |
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