Artist Statement:
"Painting many different subjects in a bold and lively style is what sparks my creativity. I like to explore the rhythm and movement in a painting and focus on the detail, texture and pattern without losing the basic principles of good composition and design elements. Winning many prestigious art prizes and awards for my work, I treat each new piece with the same enthusiasm, whether it be traditional or abstracted, but always with the desire to pass on to the viewer, that particular essence of the subject that inspired me.
Sandra Michele Knight.
Sandra Michele Knight.
A brief history:
Sandra is a Multi Award Winning Artist whose paintings are owned by private collectors in Australia and Internationally. Born into a creative family and with a background in Advertising Art, Sandra now creates abstracted coastal landscape, sea and sky paintings with an emphasis on color and light. Her medium of acrylic and oil paint may be applied thickly or sparingly to create depth, often leaving previous layers partially exposed which leaves interesting passages. The narrative is the combination of recollection of places visited and imagination. Her inspiration for self expression is a spontaneous reaction to color, movement and using design principles she transfers to the canvas in an inspiring and uplifting manner for the viewer.Recently she has taken a further step toward abstraction following the same theme as the Southern Skies Series. The development and exploration of color, composition, line and mass, creating works that are stimulating, evocative and powerful.
Best Painting in Show (any medium) to $800 at Camberwell Rotary ExhibitionBest Landscape/Seascape in Show (any medium) - Brighton Art Society Best Painting in Show – Kingswood CollegeBest Pastel in Show – Waverley Art Society Annual ExhibitionBest Pastel in Show – Spring Exhibition – Sherbrook Art SocietyBest Pastel in Show – Mount Waverley Art ExhibitionPlus many Commended and Highly Commended Awards at various Art Exhibitions around Victoria, Group Exhibitions and The Australian Guild of Realist Artists. Commissioned to paint a Local Scene by Knox Leader Newspaper. Exhibited in Without Pier, Sherbrooke, Mulgrave and AGRA Galleries.
Best Painting in Show (any medium) to $800 at Camberwell Rotary ExhibitionBest Landscape/Seascape in Show (any medium) - Brighton Art Society Best Painting in Show – Kingswood CollegeBest Pastel in Show – Waverley Art Society Annual ExhibitionBest Pastel in Show – Spring Exhibition – Sherbrook Art SocietyBest Pastel in Show – Mount Waverley Art ExhibitionPlus many Commended and Highly Commended Awards at various Art Exhibitions around Victoria, Group Exhibitions and The Australian Guild of Realist Artists. Commissioned to paint a Local Scene by Knox Leader Newspaper. Exhibited in Without Pier, Sherbrooke, Mulgrave and AGRA Galleries.