Sandy is a story teller in paint instead of words. In 2005 she was selected as Canada's Painter for the U.A.E. Emaar International Art Symposium. Paintings she created there are installed in Dubai’s tallest building. Born in Scotland, she is a Canadian citizen with two Fine Arts degrees. She exhibits, sells and leases her art for homes, offices and studio sets, accepts commissions, leads Scottish art-making vacations, teaches, juries art, illustrates books and paints backdrops for Theatre.