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name: Katey Sandy I have been interested in art and the process of creating art ever since junior high school. The shapes, textures and colors all around us fascinate me. As I observe and experience these, I internalize them. I paint intuitively. I experiment with the elements of design letting each composition unfold. I interact with what is happening during the process as each painting develops. I let the painting talk to me. Finished works are not realistic renderings but my interpretative expressions that I offer to the viewer, hoping they will find beauty and enjoyment based on their own experiences as they view and interact with a particular work of art. (read more) |
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I enjoyed art classes in high school and went on to study art education I at San Diego State College. Upon graduation I taught junior high school art for 3 years in San Diego, CA., leaving to start a family. When returning to work, I went into Early Childhood Education earning a masters degree in that field. My interest in the process of art and my desire to experiment, explore new ideas and create was kept alive as I worked with both young children and college students as an early childhood educator. I learned a lot about art and the process of creating art from the eager, fresh approach of young children. The work I do now reflects my ongoing interest in experimentation. I work in water media; primarily acrylics but I also enjoy collage and mixed media.
About Katey Sandy
Katey Sandy began her painting career in 2006 after retiring from a long career in art education and early childhood education. She has a BA in Art Education from San Diego State College and currently studies with Susan Cowan at Clark College. She wanted to show her work so she became involved in the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society, the Washington Society of Artists and the Oregon Society of Artists. She has won some awards at juried shows in the Southwest Washington area. In Sept. 2008 she had her own show at the Second Story Gallery in Camas, Washington.
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