About the Artist

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:03:57 -0500

What can I say? ...
I'm a country girl at heart, who happens to love the city!
I love horses, the outdoors, reading and occasionally dancing with my girlfriends! (I guess I should squeeze my husband in there somewhere too :-)

I live in the San Jose 'Bay Area' in California. Here, we have access to gorgeous country for horseback riding, biking, running, you name it. We have incredible beaches in Santa Cruz (where I work), Monterey, plus we have the convenience and high tech of the Silicon Valley. Within an hour drive we also have Napa (I love the Vino), oh and a small and little-known city called San Francisco.
(This is good for me to write down, because I sometimes need reminding on why we pay through the nose to live here!)

I am very grateful to my wonderful family... my mom and dad are still married after 35 years and have always been incredibly supportive, fantastic role models. And my older sister is my best friend. We all live within about 5 miles from each other -- just close and far enough for family. Plus, I lucked out with in-laws that I love too! How'd I get so lucky?!

I grew up in Nashua NH, a VERY small town back in the 70's. And I'm grateful to have had a small town up-bringing. (Life can be a rat-race, especially in this neck of the woods.) But I'm a California girl now and can't imagine shoveling snow on a regular basis.

I started drawing at a very young age. Art runs in the family -- it was my fathers major in college (he's very talented) and we, my sister and I, were encouraged to be creative. My favorite subject has always been horses... I've been horse crazy since age 5 when I started riding. And now, I also practice interior design, which has further encouraged a love for modern art and playing with abstract medium & subject matters in my painting.

OK -- that's enough for now, as I'm sure you are snoring and propping your eyelids open with toothpicks. ;-)

Cheers,
Sandy

Artwork by Sandy Boklund: About Sandy

About the Artist