Sandy Allnock explores many mediums in her art and classes and insists on using high quality materials to achieve the results she envisions. Artists deserve good supplies – learning with lesser materials only lengthens the learning curve! Over two decades ago, Sandy’s long and successful graphic design career gave way to her childhood dream of becoming a full-time artist and instructor. She’s now creating everything from landscapes to urban sketches, abstracts to hyper realism, trains to butterflies, galaxies to oceans—any subject may find its way to paper through her brushwork. One of her greatest joys is watching her students take on new challenges, stretch, and grow—because it inspires her to do the same.

“My favorite paints by far are DANIEL SMITH watercolors … nobody makes higher quality and provides all the info that artists need to know about every color. When I paint, I never know if that work will turn out to be a practice piece to be cast aside … or a piéce de la resistance to be cherished forever. It’s crucial to always use materials that will stand the test of time, in case I’m creating a work that’s a keeper!”

—Sandy Allnock