RenArt Studios

Art by Renée Switkes

Welcome to RenArt Studios.  Renée Switkes has always been drawn to art and made it her priority in 2017.  With a love for color, light, and shapes she brings these elements together in her acrylic paintings of flowers.  Explore her pieces below.

Paintings Sold

Testimonials

"My husband and I love to wake up to these three pieces that we acquired from Renee Switkes. They brighten our living area with color and joy. It was a pleasure buying from Renee. She delivered the art all packaged and protected in beautiful boxes. It was a delight to open them and see the art."

Rinat G.

"Our family is blessed with one of Renee’s beautiful paintings. We purchased one last year to adorn my office. Every morning I get to view that beautiful art piece and its gives me that shot of inspiration and vigor that I need to be my best. It also helps that the artist is one of the most generous and supportive persons I have ever met."

Richard S.

"I bought one of Renee's paintings as a reward to myself for hitting a business goal. I am in awe of painting style. It's so realistic and vibrant. I couldn't find the right place for it in my office and rushing one day I set it on the wall behind the chair I sit in. The next time I jumped on a video call I noticed it was perfectly placed behind me. My client on the other end of the video call gets to see a beautiful piece of art and I see it as well. it is a perfect reminder that if I set my mind to it, I can reach my goal and it will result in beautiful things. Now I've got my mind set on the next painting I want from her, I just have to reach the next goal I've set. I can get used to this."

Tracy C.

Paintings Available for Purchase

All Paintings are Acrylic on Canvas

12x12 $500 each 

24x24 $800 each

Or make me an offer

Renée Switkes

Californian born, Renée Switkes graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Preparation for Teaching and Minor in Studio Art. She enjoys teaching the love of art to children of all ages.  Currently you can find her sharing her love of art at three locations: Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital with Kids & Art Foundation, a school in Campbell, and a school in Sunnyvale.
In the early years after college she enjoyed exploring abstract art and mixing colors.  As motherhood joys came along she found there wasn’t time to paint, teach, and raise a family so she put her paints away while her kids were young.  Now that her two children are more independent she has returned to her passion to paint. Her current focus has been painting detailed flowers using acrylic paint on stretched canvas.  She loves color, light, shadow, and the shapes created by these.  She enjoys going to places like the San Jose Municipal Rose garden or local nursery to take photos of flowers during sunset or early morning.  She then will choose which photo inspires her and draws it out before painting it on canvas.