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Sandy Haddock

Sandy Haddock is a throwback to a time when we walked the earth in greater harmony with nature. She intuitively understands that one of our primary purposes in life is to appreciate and - if we are lucky enough - enhance the beauty around us. Working as a Montessori nursery schoolteacher, Sandy was inspired by the wonder and enthusiasm of the children who still retained the power to live in the moment. Life seemed more colourful and more vivid when looked at from their perspective. Sandy has always had a love of dance and movement. This is the starting point for her painting.

Sandy studied graphic design at Canterbury College of Art. She pursued several careers within the art industry including working for a design studio, advertising agency, printing company and a Mayfair Art Gallery. She has taken a number of courses including children’s book illustration and silk screen printing. As part of the children’s book illustration course, she won first prize in a children’s storybook competition held by the V&A. She has taken early retirement and now produces pet portraits, which she sells for a children’s cancer charity, and seascapes, mainly of the Kent coast. Sandy lives in Kent with her husband and her dog, Sasi. She can often be seen walking her dog in Deal, Sandwich, and the Canterbury area.

Her passion is for the ever-changing colours and the movement in nature. She works mainly in acrylics but often mixes sand and glue to create texture in her paintings. Sandy loves nothing more than her trips to the seaside. Feeling the wind, smelling the sea, and observing the movement of a living seascape fills her with awe and wonder and inspires her to sketch and plan her compositions en plein air. She is particularly drawn to the coast around Sandwich and Broadstairs where the changing light creates movement and can transform the sea view in the blink of an eye.