R is for Renee

 

Today’s ABC Wednesday featured person is Renee Swink, who is peeking out from behind a piece of her art. We first met Renee at Artstock 2015 in October where she was showing her paintings at the Steinberger Artists Center at 712 Summit Avenue. Renee’s art caught our attention because it was colorful and playful. She loves painting animals and slice-of-life scenes, and not always on canvas! She especially enjoys painting chickens and cows and putting a touch of magic realism into her paintings. Renee is a student of Denise Landi, at the Sternberger Collaborative. 

Renee grew up in Ohio but moved to Greensboro over forty years ago with her husband, Greensboro native and author, Tim Swink. She met Tim, the love of her life, when he handed her a flower as she walked past him in Myrtle Beach. Renee and Tim enjoy quiet evenings at home, cooking, and entertaining friends. Renee loves Greensboro and describes it as a city, carved out of a forest. (What a great, and accurate, image)! She finds the location ideal, perfectly situated between the mountains and the coast.

For the past 23 years, Renee has been the house manager for philanthropist and businessman Mike Weaver and his wife Katherine. The Weavers call Renee their fairy godmother. She magically makes things happen at home so that the Weavers can spend even more time doing great things for our community.

Today is ABC Wednesday and “R” is for Renee. See our previous features for the A-Z Women of Greensboro, here. Since today is ABC Wednesday, we'll feature our Veterans Day post tomorrow. Hope you stop back!

 

Comments

[Roger Green]

I love poultry. Every song can be done in chicken.

ROG, ABCW

[♫ Mel☺dy ♫]

Another wonderful person... one is tuly blessed having them in their life

Have a nice abc-day/ - week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ -team)

[Joy]

I like how her shirt becomes part of the chicken, wonderfully whimsical.

[Rosalind Stanford-McCarty]

I'm very happy for you Renee. I love your art. I'm fortunate to know you and Tim. Roz

[William Kendall]

I like her style.