Every month we will feature one artist participating in the Virtual Open Studio Figure Drawing. December’s featured artist is Sandra Macleod. Read on for her artist statement, gallery of artwork, as well as work created from poses in the virtual class.

Artist Statement 

I started to take art seriously when I turned 50 though I always doodled and sketched, mostly horses. (What 15 yo girl doesn’t love horses!) I decided, since I was 50 and didn’t have my whole life ahead of me, to focus on one medium, watercolors, at the time I had no idea what a difficult medium that was! I have fiddled with pastels and acrylics, but water colors are the medium I truly love for the depth of color and luminosity that can be achieved. Lately I’ve skinnied down to using graphite as my studio is a cutting board on my lap. (I live on my boat and space is limited) I don’t have any formal education in art, just constant repetition which has produced a prodigious pile of rejects. That being said, I love making an image come to life on a piece of paper, I’m thrilled when it all comes together. I feel that if I can put an image on paper and make it look more or less like the subject matter, anyone can! It’s something I can get lost in, I can turn my back on the world with all its problems and create something beautiful.