Michael Swanson is a Canadian artist born in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany & living in North America since childhood. His early days showed hints of artistic talent but the world around him offered too much else to be explored, putting any artistic thoughts on the back burner for some time.

Eventually enrolling into a College Communication Arts program made Michael understand the power of “A picture is worth 1000 words” so reconnecting with his latent artistic talent, the journey to artist began.
Always a realist, he felt making a living with art should be his future, so creating a hypothetical portfolio that would possibly interest a future employer not only showed his communication skills but landed him a paying art job on the first try. A harbinger to being invited a member of the prestigious Society of Illustrators (Los Angeles).

During his considerable journey in art, many have acknowledged the quality of Michael’s work; England’s Winsor&Newton, (one of the oldest art material suppliers) has honored him twice while American Artist Magazine has been quoted as saying; "With each stroke of paint, artists like Michael Swanson bring you an experience that becomes more intriguing the longer you stare at the image" M. STEPHEN DOHERTY editor-in-chief.
International Artist Magazine has featured is work in detail and Mill Pond Press has published his work as part of their highly collected limited-edition images.

Traditional Oils on Canvas is still his favorite medium but Acrylics and Watercolors are all part of the effort to create art in an environmentally safe way as much as possible.
His Fine Art has been featured in galleries from North America to France. Never a household name because polarity requires to follow trends which come & go often ending in oblivion which to him is not the purpose to create fine art. However his work has garnered a solid world-wide art collector following.

Along with selected commissions Michael enjoys painting other challenging subjects from his studio in Southern Ontario