DOT PAINTED (MANDALA) CHRISTMAS ART BY SANDY FRITCH

About the Artist:

Art has always been a part of my life. Our small town high school added its first art class

when I was a Senior, and I happily enrolled to be introduced to watercolor, acrylic, and oil

painting as well as clay sculpting. When I graduated, my art teacher’s entry in my yearbook

was that she hoped I would continue to pursue my art, as she would hate to see my talent

wasted.

Life intervened, though, and it would be 20 years before I once again tried my hand at another

art form – glassblowing! I loved it and sold my paperweights, vases, and plates at numerous

art festivals in Ohio and Michigan. Retirement from my regular job in finance and accounting

resulted in a move to Arizona, and I left the hot glass furnaces behind.

Still longing to create something, I saw articles and photos of the newly popular dotted

mandalas on rocks and quickly decided to try it. I fell in love with an art form that allows a

blend of my analytical mind (creating balanced designs) and my creative side (selecting

the various color combinations). After growing a bit bored with the restrictions of designing on

a rock, I began to create larger designs on canvas. I become engrossed in each work I

paint, leaving my day-to-day cares and problems aside. When I want more freedom and

relaxation, I also paint whimsical animals, flowers, and scenes on wood boards for indoor and

outdoor display.

I truly believe this quote from Picasso:

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”