
Rev. Johnnie Swearingen (1908-1993; Brenham, TX). Swimmers, 1978. Oil
on canvas, 20 x 24 inches. Courtesy Julie and Bruce Webb.
Swearingen sold his paintings from a truck and also from a roadside stand in
front of his house. His work documents rural life in Texas including farm work,
church services, baseball games, rodeos and other activities such as people
swimming and boating, as shown above.