100% Cotton Watercolor Paper Size: 11"x14"
Watercolor Paper Size: 12"x9"
Painted on vintage laid linen paper Size: 9"x12"
Painted in gouache on black watercolor paper. Size: 7"x7"
100% Cotton Watercolor Paper Size: 16"x12"
100% Cotton Watercolor Paper Size: 12"x9"
Cotton Watercolor Paper Paper Size: 9"x12"
Dappled sunlight filters through mature trees onto the historic Topanga Ranch Motel, its red-trimmed cottages and welcoming porches capturing the rustic character of old California. Loose brushwork, rich greens, and warm architectural details give this original watercolor a nostalgic, sunlit charm. Original watercolor painting 16" x 12".
Warm pendant lights glow above a neighborhood bar where familiar faces gather at the end of the day. Deep blues, rich wood tones, and reflected light create an intimate atmosphere, while the loose figures and layered details capture the comfortable rhythm of a well-loved local gathering place in Vero Beach. Original watercolor 17.5" x 8.5".
A passenger train rushes through a frozen nighttime landscape, its warmly lit windows glowing against the cold blue snow. Overhead power lines and dark railway structures recede into the distance, while blurred edges and sweeping tracks suggest speed and winter wind. This expressive 16" × 9.5" watercolor captures the lonely beauty of rail travel on a bitterly cold night.
SOLD A quiet station platform stretches into the distance beneath the glow of a suspended clock. Waiting passengers gather near the tracks, surrounded by deep green shadows and cool, misty light. This expressive 9" × 12" watercolor captures the stillness, anticipation, and solitary mood of waiting for a train.
A bright yellow passenger train moves through a snow-covered rail yard in DeKalb, Illinois, bringing a bold flash of color to the wintry industrial landscape. Telephone poles, factory buildings, smokestacks, and crossing pedestrians create a lively sense of place, while loose washes of gray, blue, and brown capture the cold atmosphere. This expressive 16" × 10" watercolor blends railroad nostalgia with the quiet beauty of a Midwestern winter.
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Glowing lights trace the monumental architecture of Hoover Dam Nocturne, transforming the massive concrete structure into a dramatic nighttime landscape. Sandra’s deep blues and violets contrast with warm amber, red, and gold highlights, while reflections shimmer across the dark water below. The surrounding mountains rise in shadow behind the illuminated dam, giving the scene a powerful sense of scale, engineering, and desert-night atmosphere. 18"x11", unframed.
A cluster of grain silos stands quietly beneath an immense Midwestern evening sky in Illinois Granary. Sandra’s deep indigo and cobalt washes give the scene a dramatic nocturnal mood, while a narrow band of pink and gold at the horizon brings a final glow of daylight to the landscape. The small passing vehicle and silhouetted structures emphasize the stillness and scale of rural Illinois at dusk. 9"x12", unframed.
A solitary horse stands quietly beside a weathered barn in Lone Horse of the Farm, surrounded by the stillness of a snow-covered rural landscape. Sandra’s cool blue-gray washes create a crisp winter atmosphere, while the dark horse and fence line anchor the composition against the pale fields and sweeping sky. Spare, peaceful, and contemplative, the painting captures the quiet beauty of farm life in winter. 16"x1", unframed.
New Orleans Music captures the spontaneous energy of a street performance, with musicians and onlookers gathered in the middle of a lively city block. Sandra’s loose, expressive watercolor style gives the scene a sense of motion and immediacy, while deep blues, blacks, warm reds, and flashes of light create a rich urban atmosphere. The crowded composition feels musical in itself, celebrating the unmistakable rhythm and street culture of New Orleans.
Scullers, Thames River CT captures a rowing crew cutting smoothly across the Thames River, their long shell and synchronized movement forming a strong horizontal rhythm against the quiet water. Sandra’s restrained palette of blue, gray, and green gives the scene a cool New England atmosphere, while the distinctive shoreline buildings and wooded hillside create a sense of place and history. The painting balances athletic motion with the calm, reflective character of the river. 17"x13", unframed.
Spanish Guitar, New Orleans captures a solitary musician absorbed in performance, set against a deep, shadowed backdrop that heightens the intimacy of the scene. Sandra uses rich blues, warm earth tones, and loose watercolor handling to focus attention on the guitarist’s pose and the expressive shape of the instrument. The open guitar case and spare setting suggest the atmosphere of street music in New Orleans, where sound, gesture, and mood carry the scene. 16"x12", unframed.
Street Musicians, New Orleans captures the pulse of a city where music spills naturally into the street. Sandra’s loose watercolor style brings energy and immediacy to the clustered musicians, while strong sunlight, deep shadows, and warm golds, reds, and blues create a vibrant urban atmosphere. The surrounding figures and open street setting suggest the everyday spectacle of New Orleans, where performance, color, and city life come together in one expressive scene. 16"x12", unframed.
The Regulars, Vero Beach FL captures the familiar comfort of a neighborhood bar, where a handful of patrons settle into their usual places beneath warm hanging lights. Sandra’s rich blues, amber tones, and loose watercolor handling create an intimate interior filled with quiet conversation and everyday ritual. The long bar, glowing bottles, televisions, and relaxed figures give the scene the feeling of a well-known local gathering place—casual, lived-in, and full of character. 17.5"x8.5", unframed.
Midwest Tornado No. 5 is part of Sandra’s continuing Midwest Tornado series, a deeply personal body of work rooted in her childhood in the Midwest and her firsthand experience with the destructive power of severe storms. Here, the tornado is rendered almost as a memory rather than a literal weather study, emerging from veils of blue, gray, pink, and violet wash as it descends toward the horizon. The softness of the watercolor contrasts with the violence of the subject, creating an uneasy beauty that reflects the way childhood memories can remain vivid yet indistinct. Atmospheric, autobiographical, and emotionally charged, the painting transforms the terror and awe of a Midwestern tornado into an expressive study of memory, weather, and survival.