Blue River View, 2023

Plein air watercolor painting on paper

15 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches, framed

Fair Market Value: $800

Starting Bid: $560

Buy It Now: $1,200

SANDI BRUNS is a plein air watercolor painter that holds a BA degree in design and fashion from the University of Iowa and a BFA equivalent with an MFA in printmaking from the University of Hawaii. Her prints have won awards including a Purchase Award from the Smithsonian. In San Francisco, she exhibited in the '70s with the William Sawyer Gallery. In 1988 she co-authored and illustrated "Dress Smart" (Fairchild, New York), with a second edition in 2004. After raising children and doing commission work for over twenty years, she became involved in public art projects in both Omaha, Nebraska and Summit County. Bruns was a founding member of Summit County Women of Watercolor Plein Air Painters. One-woman shows include Breckenridge Theatre Gallery, Gallery 108, Sunderland Gallery in Omaha, and Summit County Art Council's Arts Alive Gallery. She was an invited artist for Wild About Colorado plein air festival from its inception in 2008, winning People's Choice and 2nd Place Overall awards for her watercolors in various years. Bruns is represented by Summit County Arts Council's Arts Alive Gallery.