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"Big
Bunny 2"
12"x12"
"Mona"
30" x 30"
"Amos"
11" x 14"
(Pet
Portraits by Commission)
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Sandy
Scruggs
address:
3580
Philwood Ave
Memphis, TN 38122
email:
phone:
901-323-5846 studio
website:
www.sandyspaintings.com
medium:
oil
artist
statement:
Sandy
moved to Memphis from Indiana with her parents
in 1947, where she married and raised her
family.
She was first introduced to oil
painting in 1979 and has been painting since.
She
started in oils as a hobby, but has since
filled a large portion of her life with
drawing, oil painting, and sharing her talent
with others.
Her first instructor was
Jewel Armstrong, whom she spent 3 ˝ years
learning the style and techniques of the
old masters. From there she attended
various work shops and began focusing more
on the works of the Impressionists and their
painterly use of color.
She was part
of a local group of artist who went to France
to study art history by touring Paris and
the surrounding area, and with classroom
instruction at the college of art in Angers,
France.
Since 1999 Sandy has devoted
much of her creative energy to instruction
and encouraging others who share her love
of art. She enjoys capturing the beauty
of nature in her landscapes and still lifes.
But her true love is the challenge
of painting animals. Sandy says, “I’m
not finished until the whiskers and the
eyelashes are on.”
To be able to help
open a door to creativity and the beauty
surrounding us in God’s creation is truly
a blessing, and one Sandy tries to always
appreciate and never take for granted.
Gallery
32 and Jewish Community Center have had
showings of her paintings, and her works
may currently be seen at Palladio’s and
Market Central in Memphis, TN.
She has
been a member of Fountain Art Gallery for
twelve years.
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