About Sandi
Sandi Hester had her first painting lessons around her grandmother’s kitchen table during long summer visits in the countryside of Franklin, Tennessee. Her grandmother was a pottery artist and first exposed Sandi to the feel of a loaded paintbrush sliding across a surface. For Sandi, the subject, color, texture and enjoyment of the creative process are very important.
“I’m always aiming for a looseness - a suggestion of what’s really there. I try to capture the beauty of the scene and the feeling of color and warmth instead of recording the details of the scene. I'm not interested in the exactness - I'm interested in how it makes me feel. Painting this way tells you more about the image or scene than when grasping for the details.” - Sandi Hester
PODCAST INTERVIEWS:
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EDUCATION
Auburn University 1994-1998 Bachelor of Psychology
SHOWS, EXHIBITS, & SALES
2024 Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2024 Morningside Gallery, Group Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland
2014 Solo Show at Rodelle’s
2014 Open Studio show & sale
2013 An Art Show to benefit The Frist Center for the Visual Arts at the Tennessee Art League Gallery with the Chestnut Group – my works entered sold out
2013 Open Studio show & sale
2011 Women of Hope, Healing Hands International at David Lipscomb University
2010 Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
2009 Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
2008 Open Studio show & sale
2008 Solo Show at One Man’s Treasure Boutique
TEACHING
2024 Art Retreat in Italy with Uptrek, sold out
2023 Online Course: Painting Birds
2022 Online Course: Taking Notes In The Landscape
2022 Online Course: Everything You Want & Need To Know About Acrylics
2022 Penn Studio School of Art. Philadelphia, PA
2010- Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy, Nashville, TN
2011
2010 Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, Hendersonville, TN
2009 Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, Hendersonville, TN
PODCASTS
2024 Learn To Paint Podcast, US, Episode 93
2024 Talking With Painters Podcast, Australia, Episode 154
2024 Talking With Painters Podcast, Australia, YouTube
2023 Creative Catch Up, England, Episode 8
2023 The Joy Of Sketching Podcast, England
2022 Creative Ignite Podcast, US, Episode 423
2022 The Jeanne Oliver Podcast, US, Episode 54
2022 Sneaky Art Podcast, US, Episode 39
2022 Sneaky Art Podcast, US, Episode 38
2021 Authentic Obsessions, US, Episode 31
2021 Art Wank, Australia, Episode 72
2021 Authentic Obsessions, US, Episode 45
OTHER PROJECTS
2018- YouTube Content Creator - making bi-weekly art videos
GUEST SPEAKER
2022 Guest speaker on Laura Horn’s Creative Blend program, Australia
2021 Art Expert Speaker at Master Mind Class hosted by Megan Johnson
2021 Guest Expert Speaker for Jeanne Oliver
AFFILIATIONS
2012- The Chestnut Group, Plein Air Painters for the Land
2018