Hannah Sanford Fine Art

Before you read more, answer these questions:   * What do you see in this painting?...

What are your first thoughts and emotions upon seeing this painting? Jot them down.  Then read...

As you read, jot down your answers to these 4 questions:   1. How does this painting...

I recently started an initiative called 10,000 Beaches, which combines my love of painting with travel...

Besides the obvious (a glass of water), what do you see in this painting?   Drop your...

Before you read this post, look at the finished painting, Grey Bird Gets a No, here...

Like most of you, I’ve long been in the pursuit of achieving and optimizing my ideal...

When visiting Michelangelo’s David in Florence, I greatly enjoyed experiencing it, both from afar and then examining it...

Been exploring the Old Masters in Italy recently: am SO inspired to bring the spirit of...

Came around the corner one very early morning and was immediately inspired by this simple Pink Zinnia...

While recovering from my recent knee surgery I tried to channel Frida Kahlo and paint while...

This series of alla prima (created all in one sitting), plein air (painted onsite out in nature...

This summer I re-discovered my joy of being out in nature at my local (Seneca Creek) State Park....

Sometimes I’m moved to paint the most unexpected things, so it’s important to keep my eyes open! These...

Believe it or not, I actually managed to take just one bite of each donut before painting...

My first profession was as a microbiologist. Any scientist worth their salt is constantly experimenting, and...

Painting a classic Jelly Donut was such a fun and fabulous challenge, that I hurried on back...

The Daffodils smalls series is a week-long daily painting adventure that I embarked up on, both because I...

While we artists all LOVE the quiet time creating our masterpieces, if we want to make...

This piece represents another challenge for me: to paint a donut. It’s my first foray into...

Each week I have a new painting challenge. Both to develop my eye and brain to...

I’ve always loved painting people. Something about the human figure, especially the intricacies of our human...

Ever had someone LOVE what you created… but not really know what it was? I can’t tell...

“My heart’s been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have...

This piece (Lotus Flower Bomb Red, 24″ x 48″, oil on canvas) was inspired by the...

I recently wrote about where ideas for the paintings that are created thru my hands arise...

Inspiration comes from everywhere! Everywhere? Yes, Ev-er-y-where! Even from the paintings I’ve already completed.   I’ve come...

Following my solo art exhibition opening, I was invited back to the Chesapeake Gallery for a...

When invited to give my first solo exhibition at a gallery, I was thrilled to pieces....

Making murals during Graphic Facilitation or Graphic Recording is a unique blend of listening at the...

I recently was commissioned to create some chalk art pieces for our local summer concert series,...

Whether in art or in life – and really, aren’t they one and the same?! –...

This piece was a long time coming. Years really, if I trace it all the way...

We all have to get up to speed with new technology pretty regularly these days. Sometimes it’s...

Been continuing building my skills by practicing with timed oil sketches. The piece you see here was completed...

This piece is a quick skill-building sketch. Yes, in oil paint!   Being a perfectionist type,...

In every painting, there is a focal point, or specific area of interest, to which an...

The opportunity to watch an artist work is not to be missed! It’s such a wealth...

There’s an old tradition of learning to be an artist by copying the masters. Recently I...

In early January, I took a random road trip to the ocean. The beaches were delightfully...

The word “plumb” means to measure or test to determine the vertical. In construction, it means...

Saturdays are my special time to indulge in practicing my fine art skills. I find that...