Welcome to Sandybrand.com version 2 Now you can look at my work, class schedule, or send one of your friends a virtual copy of a painting. This page [Home] contains info about me and contact information. If you would like to read a bit about what inspires me to create art, then click over to [My World]. Want to learn how to draw or paint? Visit our [Classes]page for information about my class schedule, costs, and you can sign up for a class online. Looking for a new piece of art? Check out my [Portfolio] page to see some pictures of my paintings along with their purchase price. See something a friend might like... send it to them via email along with a customized message! If you aren't ready to buy, you can still try! Click [Leasing Info] to see the terms and conditions of my leasing program OR you would like to see the piece in person before you lease or buy visit [Exhibitions] for a listing of venues displaying my work.

Who is Sandy Brand?

I'm a Scot and a Canadian, who's proud to call Canada home. I'm a painter and printmaker with degrees and diplomas in art, psychology, business, music and Montessori teaching. A creator, a lover of life, a mother, a friend. I've been making a living making art for over 30 years. My prints and big paintings are in private and corporate collections, movies, ads and in your homes - what more could I ask? (If you don't have "Sandy Brand" of your own yet check out my Gallery!) My students think I may be contagious. Their creativity is leading them to become ecstatic over things like a neat crack in the side-walk, or a space between branches in a tree .... I'm glad. Call me for an appointment.

Some of the collections I have paintings in are: Apple Canada, Ciba Geigy, Du Pont Pharma, Drs. C. & R. Paton, Paris, France, E.M.I. (Records), Financial Times of Canada, George Wimpey Canada, D. Metcalfe & Partner, Toronto, Minicom Data Corporation Ltd., Mobile Oil Canada (Calgary), North York Hydro, Proctor & Gamble, Royal Bank, Royal Trust, Sanctuaire de Montreal, Secretary of State Office, Ottawa, Sony of Canada Ltd., Texaco, Tridel Corp., York Trillium Development, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo.

I've been asked to write a short "artist's statement": I express my emotions, my spirituality and my ever-changing autobiography through my work. In sharing some of it with you I become vulnerable, but human and "right-sized". I'd like my work to touch your soul and energise your love of life.

What's New with me and Sandy Brand Studio Gallery

My Las Vegas exhibition is on and doing well I hear! More to follow!!

I'm planning another amazing trip to Scotland for May 2011. Just to get you dreaming ... how about a day or two in Glasgow, with it's amazing old buildings - the Cathedral, the University, The Art Gallery, Statues, Rene McIntosh inspired buildings etc. Then take the train up by Loch Lomond and the ferry over to the island of Mull, (with really fresh fish and big Scottish "chips" - or black pudding, or haggis!) In Mull we can enjoy a little steam train ride, Duart Castle, Tobermory Scotch whisky distillery, the Isle of Mull Brewery, and an arts centre - or just the rocks, birds and peace ... (It's not far from Oban on the mainland). From Mull we can visit Iona easily, and do rubbings, collage, draw and paint. In Iona we can feel the ghosts of all the Kings who have been buried near the monastery and ruins, and walked the white sands gazing at the turquoise sea! It is also a jumping off point for many other nearby Islands. We can paint the big rolling hills of heather and yellow gorse. Everything's so close together in Scotland too - it's just a "wee" island! I would love to have you with us, so please get in touch if you might able to come, and I'll keep you posted!

Unfortunately many of the galleries I've known and loved for a while are changing. Fran Willis has closed her gallery in Victoria, but will still not be leaving the art scene completely. Shayna Laing in Montreal has also closed her Gallery doors, though is still working away quietlty and can still be reached at the same number and IS still selling art! I must admit that I'm not working quite as hard as I used to either. Perhaps we've earned taking it a bit easier after all these years. I can't see myself ever not painting though!

The Art Rental & Sales shop at Burlington Cultural Centre has lots of my work, and although we have lost Chris at Museum London they still seem to be doing well with my work! Come on out and have a look!

I'll be leading art workshops in Barrie again soon which I'm looking forward to. And recently I've had the priviledge of leading several artmaking workshop with grade 2 and 3 students in northern Etobicoke. It's been tremendous!! We were creating papier mache sculptures, drawings, paintings and collaged art! Young people do SO well. I'm always just blown away by children and their art. Their energy and playfulness is contagious.

I've also been at another Arts Discovery program, organized by Arts Etobicoke, for a bunch of Grade 4 students! I feel so blessed by all the wonderful folks I am able to help make art. I really enjoy showing them how to unearth all that creativity inside them! Watching them grow is such an exciting process. I think I learn as much from them as they do from me!

Contact Information

Phone 416-251-1993 in Toronto, Ontario or 705-436-1993 in Alcona, Ontario

Mail: 20 Emerald Crescent, Etobicoke, Ontario M8V 2B2

Email: sb.artist@sympatico.ca

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