B. 1939, Wheeling, WV. Brenda Goodhue Swain studied Elementary Education at Millersville University in the late 1950's and early 1960's. She developed an interest in portraiture and then pursued a part-time career in lettering and sign painting. After marrying Robert Swain in 1972, Brenda continued to work in lettering and promotional items. During the 1980's she focused on the illustration of historic buildings in Pennsylvania until her death in 1991.