Fred Swan

Vessel #1, encaustic. 4" x 7"

Vessel #2, encaustic, 4" x 7"

Grace (partial view), encaustic, 18" x 73"

The Things That Brushes Remember, Encaustic, 20" x 30"

Vessel #3, Encaustic, 5" x 8"

I am an artist and author who died a few years ago and who, after forty minutes of CPR, came back with changed perceptions about life and how any of us might shred the doubts and fears that can stand in the way of our living creative and confident lives. Educationally I have a Master’s degree in Social Work and I studied art and design during my undergraduate years.
I paint using a variety of mediums and sculpt with encaustics. Although a long time watercolorist, I paint primarily with encaustics and cold wax, focusing in recent years on painting with waxes to create stories and to capture a degree of realism through the inner play of light and shadow.
In addition to painting and sculpting, I write a monthly blog with the hope of encouraging others to find gratitude and beauty in the most ordinary of days.