Dawn (Sangdrol) Blanchard
About
Dawn studied design and fine art at Northern Arizona University, coming out in 1990 with numerous awards such as the New York Society of Illustrators first place scholarship. When one of her large paintings won first place in a women’s show with the Contemporary Art Gallery on the square in Sante Fe, she knew painting could be more than a hobby. As a UX Designer for the U.S. Forest Service for over eight years, she still found time to paint original oil paintings.
Having just returned to the southwest in 2020, she feels the opportunity to create a new collection of Arizona and Colorado landscapes is an exciting and long awaited step towards renewed creativity.
Dawn’s contemporary landscapes seem to have a sacred energy that speaks to the viewer of natures power. Her diverse palette and expression of patterns and shapes in nature tell the story of an artist who understands what touches the heart, and opens our understanding of the spiritual connection we all have with the earth.
Dawn’s artwork shows the obvious influence of great artists such as Georgia O’Keefe, Maynard Dixon and even Van Gough. Her work has been accepted into shows and galleries across the southwest (Santa Fe, Sedona and Tucson) and are already in many private collections.
“We can all find our true nature in nature. Trust your own heart.”
Artist’s Image Gallery
