The resulting paintings are part serendipitous, part guided, with each layer dictating the next. The paintings, indeed, became a “microcosm” of her oil landscapes. Fractals come to mind. Order out of chaos, always an attempt for competition or coexistence. “My paintings show that striving of the paint for order that comes from an unorganized beginning.” This “order” is apparent in almost everything we see in our lives, these patterns are apparent in the reflections on a pond, waves following waves, geology revealed in a stone, the forms in fire and ice, the cosmos and the very beginning of the universe. Nature expresses itself in terms of repeating symmetries and synchronicity which is harmony. “I hope to move people, help them to see the beauty at all levels of our existence. I believe art touches the deeper places we live, it is the signature of humankind. I want to show people the spirit and the soul that are in the life around us, and when our days are filled with the magnificence of art it makes for an abundant life.” Sandy is moved when collectors share with her their excitement for her work, and she is attracting an impressive number of new collectors.. Exhibitions:2010 Gallery at 822 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 2010 Fairhaven Originals Gallery, Bellingham, WA 2009 The Edge Gallery, "Open Hands, Open Hearts", invitational show 2009 Peterson-Cody Gallery, "New Mexico Art Journey" exhibition and book signing 2009 Gallery at 822 Canyon Road, Santa Fe,NM 2009 Grimshaw Fine Art, Taos, NM 2008 Gallery at 822 Canyon Road, Santa Fe,NM 2008 Grimshaw Fine Art, Taos, NM 2007 Gallery at 822 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 2006 Waxlander Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 2005 St. John’s College, invitational show, Santa Fe, NM 2005 Crossroads Contemporary Art Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 2005 FOCA (Friends of Contemporary Art), juried show, Santa Fe, NM 2005 Suzanne Craver Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2004 Plaza Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2004 Studios Gallery Contemporary Art of New Mexico, Traditions Algodones, NM 2004 Camino Real Interiors, Traditions, Algodones, NM 2004 Celebration of Clay, juried show, Santa Fe, NM 2003 Feats of Clay, juried show, Albuquerque, NM 2002 Santa Fe Clay Guild, Santa Fe, NM 2000 IDEX Art Doll Show, San Francisco, CA 1999 Pauma Valley Country Club, juried art show, Pauma Valley, CA 1998 Fallbrook Art and Cultural Center, juried art show, Fallbrook, CA 1998 Escondido Fine Art Gallery, Escondido, CA 1997 Brandon Gallery, Fallbrook, CA 1996 Fallbrook Art Association, juried art show, Fallbrook, CA 1995 Valley Center Art Association, juried art show, Valley Center, CA 1994 Temecula Fine Art Gallery, Temecula, CA 1990 Southern California Expo, juried show, Del Mar, CA
Education:Associate of Arts Degree, Mesa College, San Diego, CA Associate of Science Degree, Nursing, Art studies with numerous highly recognized Southern California and Santa Fe, New Mexico artists
Selected Publications:Acrylic Innovation, 64 Visionary Artists Art Journey, New Mexico, 104 Painters' Perspectives Western Art Collector, May 2009 Southwest Art, July 2008 Focus Magazine, April/May 2006
Awards:American Association of University Women Fallbrook Art Association - Best of Show Escondido Art Association - Best of Show Valley Center Art Association - Best of Show Southern California Expo - People's Choice Award Pauma Valley-Best of Show Fallbrook Art and Cultural Center-2nd Place and honorable mention
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In 2000 Sandy and her husband, Jerry, moved to Santa Fe where her impressionistic oil landscapes were well received. Shortly after moving, Sandy was introduced to acrylics by some Santa Fe artists. But acrylics did not behave like oil paints, and Sandy began to develop her own technique in which 30 to 50 layers of glazes and paint are applied to wood panels.