Each week we will spotlight a different DPW artist who will give away one of their best paintings. To enter to win Sandy's painting "Bluest Skies" go to Daily Paintworks and click on the link at the top of the page announcing their interview.
From Sandy's DPW Gallery Page:
I have been involved with art in one form or another since I was a small child. I always have loved to create, and this lead me into teaching art as a career.
After retiring from 25 years of high school teaching I have explored many types of painting. Oil has been my favorite, but I also really enjoy acrylic, printmaking, collage, and occasionally watercolor. I painted a series of 75 oil portraits of my students as a farewell to the classroom.
My work in 2020 is mainly Plein air and florals, as well as large and small abstract studies. It is all a joy. I am selling online as well as in galleries with my new website:
www.sandyhaynesfineart.com
www.sandyhaynesfineart.com
Bluest Skies (click to view) Enter to win by clicking on the link at the top of the DPW home page announcing interview |
What did you want to be growing up?
I wanted to be an artist, like my mother, while growing up. Our home was where creativity took place, was accepted, encouraged and rewarded. It was a home where art supplies were readily available, as well as supplies to sew.
When did your artistic journey begin?
I started drawing at a young age. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t creating. It was always a natural thing to do. I loved art in school and really enjoyed the high school art program, although it was fairly limited. I proceeded to get a BS in Art Education and then a Masters of Art in Teaching, and loved the studio classes.
Gwendolyn’s garden (click to view) |
Did you have any long periods without creative expression? How did you get back on the horse?
Which mediums and genres do you gravitate toward? Which ones don’t appeal?
Loutrece (click to view) |
What was the process like of pinpointing your personal style or finding your voice?
Name an artist (or artists), well-known or not, who you admire. Why?
Ian Roberts has taught me so much about composition, as well as the teachings of Edgar Payne, and Richard Schmid and John Carlson, and contemporary painter Colley Whisson. I think you need to gather information from seeing the work of other artists, but ultimately you just need to stop taking in new information and START CREATING from your own knowledge and instincts.
Savor the Magic (click to view) |
If you could offer one piece of advice to your younger, creative self — what would that be?
My advice to my younger creative self is the same one I tried to relay to my students. “ENJOY THE ENTIRE PROCESS”. It is fun to show and sell your work, but if you stop enjoying the process that becomes kind of like work instead of pleasure. It is ALL fun, even cleaning your brushes and experimenting with a new medium, or getting out of your comfort zone by standing in front of others and demonstrating your technique.
Do you utilize any habits or tricks for winning the distraction and procrastination battle?
Light at the End (click to view) |
In moments of self-doubt or adversity, how do you push forward?
We all have self doubt, and setbacks, and times when our work doesn’t seem exciting or good. It will get better just keep going, don’t ever give up. Keep enjoying the process and you’ll overcome those dips in your productivity.
What are some of your long and short term goals for yourself or your art?
I am enamored when I see an artist with a big studio, producing huge paintings and having a big art opening in an exciting art community. I would love to be that artist someday.
Powder Valley Waterfall (click to view) |
What does success mean to you personally?
Success to me is being able to look back at my life and career and feeling that I have shared some of my life experience with others. As an artist I love to show my work at galleries and art shows. I would like to have a big show in a large venue with a series of paintings that I’m proud of.
What is one of your proudest moments in your creative life?
One of my proudest moments was when the local newspaper gave me a 2 full pages article of my work on the portraits I completed when I retired from teaching. It was so awesome to have my story and my paintings out there for all to read and see. An artist usually works in solitude so this was really special.
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