Animals, still life and landscapes
14 original paintings by Sandy Wolter, on canvas from 8 × 10 in to 20 × 20 in. 9 of them are for sale. A lion in profile, a tabby cat, two koi and a hummingbird in flight, at 8 × 10 inches the smallest painting in her collection, hang here beside a breakfast plate, a croissant, a fried egg, a table of fruit and a vase of sunflowers. The rest are a river through green hills, a full moon over the sea, a lotus on rippling water, and two abstract canvases covered edge to edge in pattern.
Ask about any painting by its title, or see pet and animal commissions or house and landscape commissions to have one painted from your own photo.
The paintings
Sandy's favourite
Still Life
Layered textures suggest the passage of moments, memories, and change.
A pear, an orange, a green apple, strawberries and a bunch of pale green grapes are grouped on a wooden surface. Behind them, a woven basket is heaped with blueberries, each lit with a bright white point. The fruit is painted smooth and glossy against a warm brown background.
Orbit of Dreams
Circular forms and saturated blue create a playful meditation on possibility.
A breakfast seen from above, on a round royal-blue plate: a fried egg whose yolk is painted as a yellow smiley face, two strips of crisp bacon, and a toasted muffin topped with a swirl of cream. The plate sits on a darker navy ground, so the whole picture is blue except the food.
Egg
A radiant circular composition suggests an entire world in miniature.
A single fried egg on a black ground. The yolk is a glossy orange-yellow dome with a white highlight, and the white spreads out in an uneven shape with lacy, browned edges and small bubbles. Nothing else is in the frame.
Croissant
Organic shapes and warm hues capture the rhythm of a fleeting moment.
One croissant lies on a diagonal across a flat pink ground, its layers painted in curving bands of caramel, brown and cream. Flakes of pastry break the surface along the top, and a soft blue-grey shadow falls beneath it. It shares its 9 × 12 inch size with Egg.
Tides of Imagination
Flowing blue and green forms suggest the wonder of an imagined landscape.
Two koi circle each other in a turquoise pool, one white with orange patches and one black with silver-edged scales. Their bodies curve head to tail in a shape close to yin and yang, and the water around them is painted in concentric swirls of teal, aqua and olive.
Veiled in Gold
Golden textures and layered shapes lend this piece a timeless, luminous mood.
A male lion in profile faces right, his amber eye looking ahead. The mane is built from long strokes of gold, ochre and cream that sweep back past the edge of the canvas. The background is a dark violet-blue, with a touch of purple along the top of the mane.
Sunflowers
Radiant sunflowers bloom with golden petals, symbolizing warmth, happiness, and the beauty of nature.
A bunch of sunflowers rises from a white vase painted with blue, coral-like branches, one bloom turned sideways. The vase stands on a wooden table beside a draped beige cloth with a fringed edge, and a single flower lies on the table to the right. Behind them the background is a mix of leaf greens.
A Whisper of Home
A delicate hummingbird symbolizing joy, freedom, and the beauty of life's fleeting moments.
A hummingbird hovers mid-flight with its wings spread wide. Its back is green and gold, its throat a scaled ruby red, and its long thin beak points to the right. The background is blurred into soft patches of sage green, pink and yellow. At 8 × 10 inches, it is the smallest painting in the collection.
Paths Through Green
Fresh greens and natural textures lead the eye through a peaceful scene.
A shallow river runs over grey and blue stones toward the viewer, breaking into white water on the left. Wooded hills in yellow-green and deep green rise on both sides, with tall trees against a blue sky and white cloud. Two moss-covered rocks sit in the current.
A Festival of Color
Bright overlapping hues turn the surface into a joyful celebration of movement.
Every inch of this canvas is covered in pattern: swirls, feathers, leaf shapes and small flower heads in red, yellow, blue, green and black. Fine white lines and dots outline many of the forms, and they overlap so densely that no background shows through.
Currents of Calm
A self expression of an abstract painting.
An abstract painting built from spirals, fern fronds, flame shapes and a net of blue-edged cells filled with yellow scales. Teal and black curves run through hot saffron, orange and red. At the bottom a cluster of pointed buds rises from a green and red base, and a white lace-like pattern fills the top left corner.
The Forest Guardian
A delicate white lotus blooms gracefully, symbolizing purity, peace, and spiritual awakening through its timeless elegance and serene beauty.
A single lotus flower floats at the centre of a pool, its petals white with pale pink tips around a golden centre. Rings of rippling water spread out from it in grey-blue and silver, and dark leaves lie flat on the water beneath. The canvas is a landscape, wider than it is tall.
Midnight Currents
A charming tabby cat with beautifully striped fur and captivating eyes radiates warmth, curiosity, and playful elegance.
A tabby cat with yellow-green eyes rests its front paws on the edge of a wooden block, looking slightly to one side. Its stripes are painted in black, gold and grey, with long white whiskers. The background is a plain warm brown, a shade darker than the wood under its paws.
Sunlit Solitude
A radiant full moon illuminates the tranquil sea at night, casting a shimmering silver reflection across the gentle waves and creating a scene of serenity and mystery.
A full moon hangs over the sea, its craters painted in grey and silver. Below it, rows of dark waves roll in toward the shore under crests of white foam. Clouds in deep blue curve around the moon like a frame, and the whole palette is navy, steel blue and white.