Sandra Leinonen Dunn is a Maine painter. Her works are part of private collections throughout the United States and abroad. She is also a published children’s book illustrator and an art educator. “I have found teaching to be a constant source of inspiration for my work,” says Dunn.

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.

“I paint in a realistic though somewhat impressionistic style and the focus of most of my painting is on nature. I work in both watercolors 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.”