Added Jan 14, 2008
Jay Preston Swafford
(b.1954- )
Tennessee artist working in acylics, oils, pastels, & watercolors.
& mixed media.
studied art in school & became captivated by Matisse, Chagall, Kandinsky, Miro, Picasso & Van Gogh.
Present day influences include: Paul Harmon, & Wolf Kahn.
Jay's style could only be described as...
"contemporary free-form abstract... with great energy, honesty & drive!"
born in Nashville,TN., Jay now resides in Springfield,TN , with wife Donna,
& when not painting & scouting the countryside for that next "great shot" ...he works as an audio engineer for the NewsChannel 5 Network.
other interests:
Hiking
Cycling
Genealogy
& strong Coffee!
member of the Robertson County (TN) ARTS Council
& the UNTITLED ARTISTS GROUP (Nashville,TN).