Amish

An impressionistic oil painting on canvas of an Amish Buggy in a snow storm by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc.  The Original oil painting is 24" x 30" One never knows what the next artist inspiration will...

An impressionist oil painting of Amish clothes hanging to dry on a wash line by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original painting is Sold - Private collector

The simplicity of this traditional Amish farmhouse with a nearby windmill interested Julia. She was intrigued by the way the evening sun was reflecting on the stark white building, with the dark sky in the background. Almost all Amish farm houses are...

A close up view oil painting of a Hereford Cow face painted in oil with a palette knife by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original painting is Sold - Private collector

An Amish hay wagon loaded with hay in the middle of a field against a blue sky painted in oil on canvas. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original oil painting on canvas is 30" x 40".

Inspired by a nearby Amish farm, Julia was interested in the way light hits the many stark white buildings and the resulting abstract pattern of light and shadow it creates. The many out-buildings attached to the main farmhouse and barn form a small town...

Julia drove past this Amish farm near her home for years before she decided to paint it. Rows of earthy browns and rich hues of green form a pattern that becomes a patchwork of fields against the rectangular buildings of the Amish homestead. The sharp,...

This beautiful rooster is our Amish neighbors rooster. I went to their farm and asked permission to photograph their rooster so I could paint him. I got this picture of him running when I got a little too close to him. I enjoyed painting this one very...

An oil painting of cows in a meadow of the rolling hills of Lancaster county by Julia Swartz. This is a view of the countryside I see every time I go out walking. I love the different colors and textures of the fields. In the fall the hues are so warm...

An oil painting of cows in a meadow of the rolling hills of Lancaster county by Julia Swartz. This is a scene just up the road from where I live. It's a beautiful fall day and the cows are coming up over the knob to find better grass. More info about...

Julia paints what she loves. Although many artists have painted bales or rolls of hay, Julia has approached this subject with her unusual artist's eye. In order to convey their huge size, she has painted a huge canvas, and through use of perspective has...

A landscape oil painting of big round hay bales a blue sky on a farm in Lancaster county. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original painting is Sold - Private collector

What caught Julia's attention in this group of Amish men at the Mud Sale was the one hat that was different from the rest- the Bishop's hat. In this sea of hats, only one was different and turned to the side. This worked as a design element in this...

This close-up view of a grey buggy, used by the most conservative group of Amish, is alive with brush strokes. The different tones of blues and grays are contrasted against the vibrant red-orange of the hazard sign. Highlights of the blues and red-orange...

Three little Amish boys, dressed just like the men, were sitting on a fence, with their boots on because it was very muddy at the sale that day. You can almost feel the muddy earth on their boots. Here again, Julia represents the simple life of the Amish...

An impressionist oil painting of Amish baling hay with houses by Julia Swartz, Lancaster PA. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original painting is Sold - Private collector

The buggies at the Mud Sale were all lined up in a row on a field near the auction . Their simple colors of grey and black, so symbolic of the Amish, formed a pattern that was brightened up by the bright red-orange of their triangular hazard signs...

Here a group of buggies at the Mud Sale, all alike and jammed together, become a design element of their own. The touches of bright red add contrast to the blues and greys of the Amish figures and shapes. The viewpoint is from inside one of the buggies,...

An impressionist oil painting of an Amish horse and buggy traveling through Lancaster county farms by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing etc. Original oil painting on canvas is 30" x 40"

Impressionism oil painting of a horse in a meadow with a barn in the background by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original oil painting on canvas is 8" x 10".

Impressionism oil painting of a horse in a meadow with a barn in the background by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original painting is Sold - Private collector

A close up impressionistic oil painting of a horse by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. The original oil painting on canvas is 20" x 30".

An oil painting of three work horses. Julia was inspired by the beauty and similarity of these three horses, who were standing inside a tent, waiting to be sold. They were all the same chestnut brown color, with similar white patterns on their beautiful...

Watercolor painting of an Amish boy sleeping in the back of an Amish buggy painted by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original painting is Sold - Private collector Offset Litho print is 21.25" x 15"

An impressionistic landscape oil painting of Buttercups in a horse meadow with a barn by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing etc. Original oil painting on canvas 20" x 30"

An impressionist oil painting of an Amish lady working in her garden with a barn in the background by Julia Swartz. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing etc.Original Oil painting on canvas is 24" x 30".

An oil painting of horses in a meadow with horse barns in the background. More info about giclee prints, gallery wrapped, framing, etc. Original oil painting is 24" x 30".

An oil painting of Big round hay bales by artist Julia Swartz. This oil painting was created after Julia went out to take pictures of the evening sky and came upon this scene. The ordinary field of bales is beautiful with long, colorful shadows in hues...

A watercolor painting of an Amish boy in his straw hat by artist Julia Swartz. This watercolor painting is from my friends photo's of her Amish neighbor's children. I love this little boys face and blue eyes. The hat is also a little big on him and...