I am Baltimore-based mixed media artist. My decisions about materials and process are made in service to a concept or image that intrigues me. In my paintings, rich visual layers engage the eye and invite the viewer in. A deep fund of knowledge about art history, literature and medicine, plus a lifetime of travel inform my ideas. My art incorporates hand cut collage, acrylic paint, altered photographs, clay, beads and whatever odds and ends find their way into my hellaciously messy studio. What comes out the other end is a dizzying array of paintings, assemblages, boxes, journals, cards and prints. Mixed media gives me an enormous sandbox to play in as each piece evolves.

Whatever I create, my goal is to create unique art that provokes thought or laughter. If I can delight your eye, mind or funny bone, I’ve done my job. If something I’ve made whispers your name or is the perfect gift for a unique person in your life, I’ve done my job well.

Since my semi-retirement from medicine in 2015, my artwork has been in galleries and craft shows in the Baltimore/DC area, and I have been selling from my website, www.BethSchwartz.Studio. 15% of my sales is always donated to Baltimore’s Health Care for the Homeless.