"I cannot remember a time in my life that I was not creating art.
My first medium being a box of crayons and a Big Chief pad"
~Sandra M. Smith
My earliest memories as a child are of a large secluded attic in my grandparents' house in Great Falls Montana, where I would take refuge with a box of crayons and a Big Chief tablet and create a world filled with a child's view of happiness on blank pages. Early in life, my grandparents, whom supported the young artist in me, gave me a gift of pastels. I worked in pastels as well as dabbled in a few mediums before I took up oil painting in 1972.
Oils became my passion and I have worked with them ever since. My art "Education” is much like that of Vincent Van Gogh. I have attended art classes, but primarily my learning has been from the "Doing". I have exhibited in a number of galleries and shows. I have done exhibition painting in my community, which I have very much enjoyed as well. I like bringing art to the youth and perhaps giving them the nudge needed to express themselves’ through art. I started as a child doing pastels of horses, which were even then my passion. Blessed to have the artist Charles M. Russell’s works on display near my home, I made many trips to study them. Once in doing so I wandered into an artists studio located in the Demale’ building, I was entranced as he mixed his oils and placed them to canvas, it was a painting of Gibson park pond with waterfowl swimming and bobbing on its surface. I knew that park well. I spent many quiet times just watching that artist paint, I hope he knew the impact he had on my life.
I have painted many subjects. Putting images on canvas, to move viewers to invoke change to make a difference in our world was my goal.
Once again, I am as many times before drawn to the horse, my passion and their excellence, I strive to paint the here and now.
Exhibitions
Black Springs Gallery 1977
Valley Center (best of show) 1978
Tower Gallery of Art, Oakland 1991-92
Center Gallery 1993
Yorba Linda Art Center Gallery 1993 (one woman show)
Java Arts 1994
Riverside Community Arts Gallery 1994-99
Also a lithograph series
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"I cannot remember a time in my life that I was not creating art. My first medium being a box of crayons and a Big Chief pad" ~Sandra M. Smith My earliest memories as a child are of a large secluded attic in my grandparents' house in Great Falls Montana, where I would take refuge with a box of crayons and a Big Chief tablet and create a world filled with a child's view of happiness on blank pages. Early in life, my grandparents, whom supported the young artist in me, gave me a gift of pastels. I worked in pastels as well as dabbled in a few mediums before I took up oil painting in 1972. Oils became my passion and I have worked with them ever since. My art "Education” is much like that of Vincent Van Gogh. I have attended art classes, but primarily my learning has been from the "Doing". I have exhibited in a number of galleries and shows. I have done exhibition painting in my community, which I have very much enjoyed as well. I like bringing art to the youth and perhaps giving them the nudge needed to express themselves’ through art. I started as a child doing pastels of horses, which were even then my passion. Blessed to have the artist Charles M. Russell’s works on display near my home, I made many trips to study them. Once in doing so I wandered into an artists studio located in the Demale’ building, I was entranced as he mixed his oils and placed them to canvas, it was a painting of Gibson park pond with waterfowl swimming and bobbing on its surface. I knew that park well. I spent many quiet times just watching that artist paint, I hope he knew the impact he had on my life. I have painted many subjects. Putting images on canvas, to move viewers to invoke change to make a difference in our world was my goal. Once again, I am as many times before drawn to the horse, my passion and their excellence, I strive to paint the here and now. Exhibitions Black Springs Gallery 1977 Valley Center (best of show) 1978 Tower Gallery of Art, Oakland 1991-92 Center Gallery 1993 Yorba Linda Art Center Gallery 1993 (one woman show) Java Arts 1994 Riverside Community Arts Gallery 1994-99 Also a lithograph series
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