Painter Julia Swartz and her art gallery

Did you know that Cow Art and More painter Julia Swartz has her own art gallery? Julia's gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was recently featured on a virtual tour. Watch the video here:

A conversation with Julia Swartz: Part 2

How did you get started?

I always drew or painted as a child. I can remember as a child using my Mom's oil paints, she was an artist and painted at home for fun. After I got married, I took painting classes with Jay McVey, a local oil painter. When I had my children, I would draw and paint them as babies and toddlers. When my youngest child went to kindergarten, I started studying more seriously. I joined the local art association and took classes to learn watercolor. I started winning prizes right away so we jumped in the business. We bought some framing equipment, got some prints of my work and started framing and selling my art. We started by going to several local juried art shows and eventually were doing 18 to 20 shows a summer from NY to VA and MI to NJ. After several years of juried art shows we decided to join the arts movement in Lancaster PA and opened a gallery on Gallery Row. See more information at www.lancasterarts.com. It's been two and one half years in the gallery I am having more fun then ever.

Picture credit: A view of Julia Swartz's gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

August featured artist: Julia Swartz

Cow Art and More is excited to feature oil and watercolor painter Julia Swartz for August. Julia paints and maintains her own art gallery in southeastern Pennsylvania. She is best known locally for her ability to capture the local Amish community in art form.

Julia's work will have free shipping for the entire month.

Painter Julia Swartz recognized for her paintings of the local culture

Oil and watercolor painter Julia Swartz was recently interviewed about her paintings of the local area, particularly the Amish community. Click here to read Julia's interview on Lancaster Online.

Picture credit: Julia Swartz paints in her studio in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.