"There's something about the fluidity and just the beauty of black and white lines -- as a picture that has an idea in it -- and then you can put contemporary vital painting on top of that and you've got this kinda DJ mash up that's something new." - Ena Swansea, artist

Join Leland Little as he travels to New York City to visit artist, client, and friend, Ena Swansea. Exit the elevator together and walk into an historic loft apartment, which is now both Ena's home and studio. "It used to be a shoe factory, but now it's an art factory," explains Ena. Explore her work as you tour her beautiful flat and listen as she discusses her artistic inspirations, technique, and style. Ena reflects on two in-progress paintings and shares, "I'm in the middle of these two trips and they are very different...if one of them is not going well, I can go to the other one."

Originally from North Carolina, learn about Ena's early fascination with New York City and how the energy of the city has sustained and nurtured her. Ena also shares the deeply considered decision to bring her late husband Joel Siegel’s lifelong personal collection to auction at Leland Little. She offers thoughtful insight into stewardship, legacy, and the meaningful role the auction process can play in honoring a lifetime of passionate collecting, allowing works to move forward into new hands. When asked by Leland how she felt when she saw her late-husband's treasured objects on the auction website, available to anyone who might want them, she replied, "You see these things that you have known and handled and loved throughout your family life and then you see it professionally photographed on your computer screen and it is kind of odd, but it was a good feeling because I felt that this was the path forward for these worldly objects which I'm not necessarily wanting to carry with me forward, for decades. And so, it was a good feeling. "