Elizabeth Sandia, originally from New York, has an extensive professional background in art - as an architectural designer, art director, illustrator, and graphic artist. In 1995 Sandia gave up her key west architectural practice to move to Santa Fe and devote her time fully to painting.

A seamless transition from designing buildings to painting them helped make Elizabeth's leap of faith a reality. She divides her time between painting captivating landscapes, curious livestock, and crumbling adobes in each of the beautiful seasons of the southwest.

Sandia's award-winning paintings are highly sought after by corporate and private collectors. She shows in select galleries and regularly participates in invitationals.

Elizabeth is a signature member of The Pastel Society of America.

Artists' Statement
"I am strongly drawn to the patterns and shapes and colors of the west, and how deep shadows come to life next to bright patches of sunlight. Each time I paint on location, my challenge if to capture certain fleeting effects, like the last rays of setting sun stretching across a ridge, the prink glow bathing a canyon, or violet shadows on an adobe wall.

The best way for me to work is to return to favorite locations over and over. Painting a place many times allows me to focus on its subtle nuances I may have missed previously.

I want each painting to be about the special quality that first grabs my attention. I want it to arouse emotions in viewers. I want you to feel the chill of an early morning, delight in a forgotten pleasure remembered, be enveloped by the sanctity of an old adobe chapel.