Cassandra Swierenga

Cassandra Swierenga, a fine art painter based in the Chicago area, draws inspiration from everyday life, creating portraits, landscapes, and floral compositions using oils on canvas, watercolors on paper, and graphite on paper. Additionally, she has explored various techniques, including woodblock printing, screen printing, egg tempera, encaustic, and fresco. Currently inspired by the artistic approaches of Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, and Wassily Kandinsky, Cassandra enjoys experimenting with their different distinctive styles. She challenges and expands her techniques and explores various methods of applying paint to a surface, resulting in works that may feature thick impasto, layers of glazes, washes of watercolor, or intricate fine line making. Visit cassandraartpaintings.com to find samples of her work.