Mike Swartzmiller

Michael C. Swartzmiller, Painterly Impressionist “The WV Artist with the Unique DNA Signature”
Enjoying a glass of wine and painting, the great escape from the real world into a dimension of visual expressionism. The escape became an addiction, constantly fed by everyday life; unbounded interactions of light, color and form.
A self-proclaimed “painterly impressionist”, characterized with the emphasis more on the application of the medium and color rather than the realism and discipline of most painting styles. Until 2019, the majority of Mike’s work was acrylic on canvas with traditional foundations of color and light. Like Picasso’s “Blue Period”, Mike is in his “Cardboard Period”; creating works on raw advertising cardboard. His “painterly impressionist” style in combination with the characteristics of cardboard, sets the stage for creating unique, one-of-a-kind works of art. Since COVID, Mike has sold over 1500 paintings on eBay alone.
Mike’s uniqueness extends to his very unique Swartzmiller signature with small snippets of his hair embedded in the painting. The DNA Coding is not for today, but for tomorrow as part of the provenances of his works. The idea came from an art project from a student from...

• Artworks Around Town Art Gallery – Wheeling, WV
• Summit Art Gallery – Weirton, WV
• Crazy Mocha Coffee Shops – Pittsburgh, WV
• New Cumberland Riverfest Art Show – New Cumberland, WV
• Weirton Medical Art Gallery – Weirton, WV
• Mountaineers Are Always Free – Art/ Music Festival – New Manchester, WV
• PITTSBURGH TATTOO CO. ART SHOW - Pittsburgh, PA
• Local 412 Art Show -Pittsburgh, PA
• BOHO Art Show, Weirton Area Museum – Weirton, WV
• Martha’s Gallery – Wellsburg, WV
• Wheeling’s Wine Fest - Heritage Port, Wheeling WV
• Midland Art Council Show at Lincoln Park, Midland, PA
• Brooke County Art Hop – Wellsburg, WV
• Washington Antiques Fair, Consol Energy Park, Washington PA
• Top of WV Arts Council – Library Art Hop – Weirton, New Cumberland and Chester, WV
• Spicy Gringo Mexican Restaurant – Weirton, WV
• Steubenville Art Association Annual Show – Steubenville, OH