About Sandra DeWan

Sandra De Wan was born in Milwaukee, WI and is the 5th of six children. Her family moved to Florida where she attended Saint Petersburg College receiving an AA in Communications. When she was in her late 20's, Sandra began to paint.  Some of the subjects she is drawn to painting, are facial expressions and hand gestures.  Her latest body of work includes Crows in urban settings. Her work has been displayed in several local establishments around Tacoma/Seattle area and she currently resides in Browns Point with her husband and three cats. 

"I like thinking about people, places or items from the past and present and how they can influence the future.  For me, everything is cyclical and I try to portray that belief in my art.  I like using my instincts when it comes to painting and how sometimes what my mind sees and what plays out on the canvas evolves into something more satisfying and often surprising .  Approaching my paintings by adding movement to the canvas's static state, is where I find they can take on a personality of  their own and draw others to them."