SANDRA LEINONEN DUNN

I am a traditional painter working mainly in oils. Painting for me is like mediation. When I am working on a subject, I am in my right brain where logic and words do not exist, and where the world becomes only nameless shapes and infinite shades of color. The more I look at my subject, the more I see! This is what fascinates me. I find inspiration for paintings all around me, and often it is the shape, or color of a subject, which interests me as much (if not more) than the object itself. I want my paintings to contain a little bit of something beautiful frozen in time. The only thing certain in this life is change. Through painting, I can capture, (and hold onto) a moment, a bit of light, a splash of vibrant color, which I can then share with others.