Art & Gibberish

Dana Winistok is an artist in Calgary, Alberta. Currently teaching at Swinton's Art Supplies and working at the Bow Valley Ranch. Some of her biggest influences include Gustav Klimt, Bouguereau, Utagawa Hiroshige, John Singer Sargent, and John William Waterhouse, as well as many contemporary artists. Dana believes making art is not for the “gifted” but for anyone who has the desire and motivation to learn. Each individual has their own voice, and that’s what makes art so interesting and personal.

Watch Theresa Eisenbarth's artist interview on her painting profession. It goes into how to start a career in art, making money as an artist, and how to take it from passion to profession. Hear Doug Swinton's Full-time artist success stories and tips for emerging artists. Theresa Eisenbarth is a Canadian artist based in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Lori and Luke Lasewich, both artists who have been married for 53 years. Lori is currently teaching at Swinton's as well as the Alberta University of the Arts. Luke is a retired sculptor and photographer from Calgary, Alberta

Color Club is a graphic art, illustration and painting studio based in Calgary. It is run by artist Mark Cromwell.

Rion Swinton is the new manager of Swinton's Art Supplies, an Audio Engineer, and a Content Creator. Doug Swinton is the CEO of Swinton's Art Supplies and a Professional Artist in various galleries.

Keith sees both the act of painting and his completed artworks as physical recordings that document his experiences of his effort to connect to nature. He is especially drawn to those aspects of the wild that are intimate and remind us all of our innocence. For over a decade, Keith had the good fortune to live on a small remote parcel of land in the Porcupine Hills of Southern Alberta. He was surrounded by nature and its intrinsic order. In that time he grew closer to his natural surroundings. Keith's approach to art-making can be viewed as a happy marriage between classical painting and contemporary abstraction.

Jane Romanishko is a pastel and oil artist based in Mexico and Calgary. She divides her time living in Calgary in the summer where she paints, sculpts and teaches art, and in Mexico where she facilitates art retreats during the winter.

The Monday Group is a group of 3 very talented painters who get together every Monday to paint and critique each other's work. The group consists of Louise Lacey-Rokosh, Laurie Aldridge and John Webster. Each artist is very different in their own way and all three are professional artists in their own galleries. View some of their work by clicking the links below.

Gaye Adams is a professional oil painter and teacher. Gaye often paints on location and loves the experience and the practice it affords. She also loves being in nature, painting an experience with all the nuances of the calls of sea birds, the smell in the air, and all else that comes with it. In addition, she teaches workshops in Canada and abroad.

Emma Rach-Syslak is an up-and-coming Canadian fine artist specializing in still life and portraiture. At the age of 22, she is a graduate of the Florence Academy of Art, having studied in both New York and Sweden. She has studied under many famed artists including Cornelia Hernes, Stephen Bauman, Jordan Sokol, Amaya Gurpide, and Will St. John to name a few.

Artist Brent Rambie grew up in and around the steel factories of Southern Alberta. He became a full-time steel worker and eventually put himself through ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design, now known as the Alberta University of the Arts) in the 1990’s. Brent spent many years working with big steel and this has influenced his art. He is constantly exploring the relationships we have with structural and fabricated materials and how it affects the world around us. Brent’s series on “Things Made of Steel” further examines and explores the use of steel in his vibrantly beautiful and powerful train and ship paintings.

Sue Contini is a professional artist and teacher. Sue is currently teaching adult classes at Swinton’s Art Supplies and does workshops and residencies all over. She had the privilege of attending an arts-centred high school, where she studied drawing, printmaking and painting in depth, along with the french horn and a very little bit of math. Sue graduated from York University’s Fine Arts program. Life took her to Northern Ontario, and then Calgary, during which time she did everything she could to instill a passion for the arts in her own four children, and all the other children she encountered. She has spent many years as an art instructor in all mediums - teaching privately, in community groups, through the school boards and at Swintons Art in Calgary. Sue loves to teach, but loves to learn just as much. Her art world has been full of incredible instruction and mentorship, including John Topelko, John Lovett, Brian Atyeo, Mike Svob, Michael O’Toole, David Langevin, Jane Davies, Brian Smith, Chantel Barber, Robert Burridge, Brent Lynch and many more. Her esteemed Swintons colleagues are friends and mentors and she learns from them continually.

Rion Swinton is the new manager of Swinton's Art Supplies, Audio Engineer, and Content Creator. Doug Swinton is the CEO of Swinton's Art Supplies and a Professional Artist in various galleries.Swinton's Links: Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Art Classes in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/class-reg... Take Art Workshops in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works...Art & Gibberish Podcast: • Art & Gibberish #10 | Rick Janzen Watch Painting Demonstrations: / 2920777764910869 Read 200+ Art Articles: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-blog Watch Our Vlog Straight Outta The Tube: • Gouache, The Good, The Bad And The Ug...

Rick Janzen is the owner of Streamline Studios. They specialize in Hand Lettering and Scenic Paint Work. You may have seen their work in numerous feature films or on television. They are also very active in the advertising industry (both print and television). Specializing in all levels of hand lettering, scenic work and pictorial work, Streamline Studios has a lot to bring to the table for your creative needs.Rick Janzen's Links: Website: http://streamlinestudiosinc.ca/index.... Instagram: / streamlinestudiosinc Swinton's Links: Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Art Classes in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/class-reg... Take Art Workshops in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works...

Cindy is a fine art painter as well as an illustrator. Energetic paintings include inquisitive birds and flowers as a common element in a menagerie of uncommonly coloured creatures. Illustrations bring life to calendars, packaging, wine bottles, CD covers, books, magazines, billboards and numerous children’s books all over North America.Cindy Revell's Links: Website: https://www.cindyrevell.com/ Facebook: / cindy.revell.fine.art Instagram: / cindyrevellfineart Swinton's Links: Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Take Art Workshops in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works...

Marla Blackwell paints in a style that encompasses traditional to the abstract---whichever moves her at that moment. Her desire is to pass on and impact the viewer with the same emotion she feels as she creates each piece of art. Contemporary figure art is also a love of hers, which is displayed on the "Figures Page". Almost as much as creating art, Marla loves to teach it.Marla Blackwell's Links: Website: https://www.marlablackwell.com/ Facebook: / marlablackwellstudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistmarla...Swinton's Links: Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Art Classes in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/class-reg... Take Art Workshops in Calgary: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works...

Artist: Sue Woolgar Once she found herself immersed in Calgary’s fine art community, she began to draw inspiration from nature. Susan is influenced by the variety of landscapes found here in Canada and loves to create works based on these beautiful locations. In addition to creating her own work, Susan also teaches throughout Alberta and BC. Recently, she travelled to Louisiana to teach her “Abstracting the Landscape” course and looks forward to future international travel. Although she has been focusing on acrylic, her classes range from instruction in watercolour and pastel to mixed media and printmaking.

Brian "Bunny" Batista has set his sights on mastery in this lifetime. After getting a degree with distinction in 2001 from the Alberta College of Art and Design he went on to work in media arts and animation and co-founded the Calgary Underground Film Festival. He is now the owner of an art school "Atelier Artista" in Calgary Alberta.Atelier Artista is a skills-based fine art school. We are focused on fostering appreciation and understanding of well-crafted, beautiful representational artworks through the development of the technical skills necessary to create them.Atelier's Links: Website: https://www.atelierartista.com/ Artist Workshops: https://www.atelierartista.com/courses Facebook: facebook.com/atelierartistayyc Instagram: / atelierartista Swinton's Links: Swinton's Art: Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Take Art Workshops: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works...

Holly McWilliams is a multifaceted creative person that thrives on the idea of expression, tapping into creative energy. For as long as Holly can remember, she has been an artist, drawn to expressing herself visually. She has always seen her environment through a very visual lens, perceiving perfect compositions all around her - just waiting to be captured on canvas.Holly McWilliams: Artwork: https://www.indigoarts.ca/portfolio-2 Website: https://www.indigoarts.ca Instagram: / indigoholly Facebook: / hollyindigoarts YouTube: / @hollymcwilliams-indigoarts Swinton's Art: Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Take Art Workshops: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works...Art & Gibberish Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RGJV... Watch Painting Demonstrations: / 146573. .

Erica Neumann is an abstract wildlife artist, who recently started diving into digital art. She is well known for painting bears with bold colour and vigorous brushwork using the alla prima technique. Erica Neumann Artwork: http://www.ericaneumann.com/ Erica Neumann Bio: https://www.ericaneumann.com/artists-... Shop Art Supplies: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-supplies Take Art Workshops: https://www.swintonsart.com/art-works... Art & Gibberish Podcast: • Art & Gibberish #1 - Doug Swinton Watch Painting Demonstrations: / 2920777764910869 Read 200+ Art Articles: / 2920777764910869 Watch Our Vlog Straight Outta The Tube: • Chroma & Value Colour Guide | Episode...