Sandra Leinonen Dunn is a Maine painter.  Her works are part of private collections throughout the United States and abroad.  She is a published children's book illustrator, best known for her illustrations in 'The Henhouse' and 'The Live Bale of Hay' (both by author Carol Dean, published by Downeast Publishing). She operates a studio at her home in Chelsea, Maine.

Sandra Dunn's paintings are  impressionistic in feel.  Her brushstrokes and use of color are loose and light- creating the feeling that the brush has danced across the forms being painted.  Sandra Leinonen Dunn's work is a celebration of color, and a meditation on the happiness found in that which is beautiful to the eye.  



Sandra is also an educator. She has taught art in the public school system for the past 15 years and has given art lessons and workshops outside the school setting.  Her Bachelor in Fine Arts degree is from the University of Southern Maine.  Sandra also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from the University of Southern Maine.  Her art education includes studying at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Whitelands College in London, Maine College of Art , the University of Maine at Augusta, and the Round Top Center for the Arts.



''As an art educator I have found teaching to be a constant source of inspiration for my work.  I am always interested in learning different art forms in order to expand my own knowledge and skills, which enables me to share these art forms with my students. I paint in a realistic though somewhat impressionistic style and the focus of most of my painting is on nature. I work in both water colors and acrylics, and my preferred subjects are still life and landscapes.  My work in photography has inspired me as an artist, and has allowed me to observe in great detail the wonderful design and beauty in nature.''