Let's get acquainted...
Okay, this is where I'm supposed to list very impressive credentials, but here's the thing.
I do have massive awards and mind-boggling credentials, but they all happened while I was finding the BEST way to turn YOU into an amazing artist! Yep, my students now span 49 countries on 5 continents, and it's become my super power to take folks like you from amateur to amazing... FAST
THAT'S my passion... showing you how to use my SPEED LEARNING SYSTEM that develops your art skills FAST... so your paper or canvas suddenly looks like the creative ideas in your head.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE awards because the accolades tell me I'm doing a good job helping you develop your latent artistic potential.
In fact, when Rhodes Island School of Design saw the amazing transformations in my students' art, they lauded my work with a Fellowship Award.
And when ABC's "Good Morning Texas" called and asked me if I could teach the host to draw in 7 minutes... I was thrilled.
(Thank God it worked! Whew!)
And when I won an Emmy nomination for my FIRST production, my mouth dropped. I mean I was just showing the path that took me from amateur to Mastery. Apparently they felt that my instructions are extremely easy to follow. But more importantly, that very production was turned into a course that is now producing more amazing results. It's still taking folks like you - From Stick Figures to Photo Realism in a very short time.
When I made an appearance in Hollywood on the Discovery Channel, my favorite thing was that my stage call was early. I had 2 hours with a bored makeup artist who taught me how to look beautiful on camera. Yep, it's amazing what a little makeup can do.
Then when I flew to the Grand Ole Opry and did 5 shows for HGTV, I was beyond excited. I even got to use Dolly Parton's hairdresser and when she finished with me, I had to duck to get through the door because of my BIG hair.
When The Washington Post wrote a FULL PAGE article endorsing my drawing course on the FRONT PAGE of their TV Guide, I was delirious.
That one article sold out an ENTIRE edition of what I now call Pencil Drawing College. I was over the moon mainly because now my Speed Learning System began to change people all over the world. I'm now broadcasting to 49 countries and I get to help folks take their art from amateur to amazing...without traveling.
So yes, awards are important because they measure my effectiveness. But my life is really less about making art and more about making you into a Master artist. I want to help you bring your gift to the world and not be embarrassed by what's on your paper or canvas. I believe in building classical foundations in drawing, color theory and composition so that whatever kind of art you pursue, your expressions are effective, something you can be proud of.
I want you to become the BEST you can be and then shine your unique creative light into your own part of the world.
So inside Pencil Drawing College and Colored Pencil College, I share insider secrets that make your work pop off the paper. Because it feels SO AWFUL to look at your work and know it's pitiful. I reveal Masters methods and incredible tools and techniques that make you amazing really fast. (If you follow my recipes.)
But I never call myself a teacher; because more than offering you art lessons, I am an Art Life Coach.
I show you how I create a life that turns Art into a VERB.
So you can see, my resume isn’t about me. It’s about what I love doing for you.
To me art is not just about what's on the paper; it's about living your dreams and then spilling that into your art. Then you can rewind those precious memories every day when you gaze with pride at the incredible art you just created.
And when you leave this earth, you’ll leave a piece of yourself behind, so that the world will know you were here.
So how do I take you from amateur to amazing?
Here's how it started.
At the same time, I was a national magazine columnist who interviewed Top Masters for prestigious magazines like American Artist, The Artist's Magazine, Art Materials Today & Michael's Arts & Crafts (where I reviewed and tested art supplies) and The Decorative Painter.
I realized that I was gathering GOLD. These hands-on techniques were way better than a $270,480.00 four year college degree. This sophisticated knowledge actually WORKS and helps you take your art from mediocre to mastery FAST.
So, to make your journey of discovery faster than mine, I distilled this complex knowledge into super easy FAST step by step MasterClasses inside
My MasterClass Success Paths can literally change your life. Now, instead of decades of chronic struggles, and always being disappointed by your mediocre art, you can find yourself suddenly looking down at your paper at art that is coming ALIVE.
Warning: My Apprenticeships are only offered once per year and my online courses fill up really fast. So, if you get an email from me, open it fast. My enrollment periods are very short and you don’t want to miss out and have to wait another year.
I would love to help you make your art dreams come true because when you succeed, so will I.
If you want to immerse yourself in Art and Culture and get in touch with your creative self, sign up on my Art & Culture list and wait for an opening. A few times each year, I take applications for folks who want to join me as we create moments and turn those precious memories into Masterpieces. Because to me art isn't only about what's on your paper...
ART IS A VERB.
Art by Carol Hartwell - c. 2016 - Carol is in my Invitation Only Advance Angelo Atelier.
Carol hired me to take her on an Art & Culture Tour of the UK and France and in the miniature village of Burton on the Water, she found a store called "Hartwell's". So she felt compelled to turn that moment into a Masterpiece. She added people in the town and hanging out the windows and I love the way her feet escape the artwork to emphasize the Gulliver's Travels look of this piece of art.
Welcome to Sandiland; you are going to love it here
We are going to make your art dreams come true and when you succeed, so will I!
Your Art Life Coach,
Sandra
P.S. If you want to see why you are in good hands...
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