"I view the landscape as a visual symphony; complex, yet innately understood from with one's soul. Each major element, such as a tree, rock, shrub, or creek is like a note on a musical staff. Some are repeated in rapid succession and others are solitary and widely dispersed. There are passages in the scene which are painted quietly and slowly trough the use of soft edges and abstract shapes. Other passages are louder and marked by increased contrast, chroma, and detail. There is rhythm and harmony in this natural word and confirmation of the Divine. It is the song in my soul, which I translate onto canvas."
Sandy pursued her interest in painting after she was confronted with her own mortality through the news of a diagnosis of metastatic cancer to her spine in 2005. This life-altering event made long hikes into the wilderness, which was a great past-time of Sandy, no longer feasible. It did, however, provide the catalyst for Sandy to quit her professional career in the banking industry to pursue her dream of being an artist. She was finally able to indulge her lifelong passion to paint in focused and dedicated manner.
As in her business career, Sandy brings her professionalism to her quest to improve her skills as an artist. She has studied extensively with watercolor artist Pong Apinyavat, plein air oil painter Richard Gallego, and contemporary figurative artist, Melanie Florio. Every year, Sandy further her education by participating in workshops with renowned landscape artists such as Matt Smith, Kathleen Dunphy, Frank Serrano and Paul Kratter.
Sandy is an award winning artist and a member of the California Art Club, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, American Women Artists and Santa Clarita Artists' Association, where she serves on the Executive Board.
Sandy pursued her interest in painting after she was confronted with her own mortality through the news of a diagnosis of metastatic cancer to her spine in 2005. This life-altering event made long hikes into the wilderness, which was a great past-time of Sandy, no longer feasible. It did, however, provide the catalyst for Sandy to quit her professional career in the banking industry to pursue her dream of being an artist. She was finally able to indulge her lifelong passion to paint in focused and dedicated manner.
As in her business career, Sandy brings her professionalism to her quest to improve her skills as an artist. She has studied extensively with watercolor artist Pong Apinyavat, plein air oil painter Richard Gallego, and contemporary figurative artist, Melanie Florio. Every year, Sandy further her education by participating in workshops with renowned landscape artists such as Matt Smith, Kathleen Dunphy, Frank Serrano and Paul Kratter.
Sandy is an award winning artist and a member of the California Art Club, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, American Women Artists and Santa Clarita Artists' Association, where she serves on the Executive Board.