Sandi Bassett Artist
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Sandi Bassett Artist
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Creative, feminist, ally and an old hippie at heart. Proudly Canadian and like the rest of the planet trying to get through the days watching the US implode.
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I’ve made the leap of faith and my art will now be available on Saaatchi Art . But due to the looming US tariffs it’s probably not a great time to cross border sell anything. #contemporarysculpture #saatchiart #expressivebust#bluesculpture #tariffs #blueskysculpture #canadianart #vancouver
August 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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It’s been awhile since I’ve been at the easel, started back with a reworking of a piece that never felt finished. Untitled , oil on canvas
#blueskyart #seascape #cloudscape #sunset #vancouver #art #painting
August 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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We’re all Stars, 24x36 Black poured acrylic base with an iridescent glow make this a vibrant and engaging piece. The piece changes depending on the light. #art #acrylic #stars #iridescence #abstractart #abstractpainting #vancouver
July 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Resilience is a new work cr from the broken front window glass of the Gallery George. It evokes a regal yet ethereal calm. It's timeless, poised and speaks to beauty arising out of the shattered pieces.
#sculpture #mixedmedia #artcollector #repurposed #vancouver #canadianart #gallery #contemporary
July 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Latest sculpture , a twin to the previous masculine looking piece. Crystal balls and broken glass from a gallery window . Might still need some tweaking but , overall happy with its look.
#vancouver #sculpture #mixedmediasculpture #newart #artcollector #canadianart #upcycledart #repurposedart
July 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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They / them
I'm excited to share that my work was selected for a Members Only show with North Van Arts. Figures & Faces Join me at the exhibition opening Thursday, July 25 from 6pm-8pm at CityScape Community ArtSpace. The exhibition runs until September 6.
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#art #sculpture
July 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Upcoming exhibition, “On the Edge”, at the Federation Gallery showing two of my sculptures.
#sculpture #canadianart #abstract #blueskyart #federationgallery #contemporayart #ontheedge
June 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Where the colours whisper, fresh off the easel. Might be finished , might not be, I’ll give it a few days. The top half is oil and heavy impasto , the bottom half is acrylic staining. #art #blueskyart #painting #landscape #oilpaint #acrylic #oil #canadianart #panoramic #contemporary
A long skinny canvas of a landscape with hills in the background and fields in front. Textured and a mix of colours on the hills. Yellows and greens in the foreground.
June 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Cedar, acrylic gouache on canvas. 12 by 36 or 36 by 12 , it can be hung horizontal or vertical .
#painting #blueskyart #acrylicgouache #abstract #canadianart #vancouverart
May 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Two sculptures curated into the “On the Edge “ exhibition at Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery , Granville Island . #sculpture #abstract #gallery #federationgallery #canadianart #claysculpture #contemporaryart #collectorart
Bound by Air, clay, glaze wire, sinew on a wood base , 6*6*8 A set of rolled pottery that are displayed with wire and sinew wrapping them into position . The ground they rest on is textured. The glaze is a mix of purples , greens , blues and browns. Myths Of Flesh and Clay. This is a mix of forms and faces , highly textured pieces of forms, real and abstract. The main figure is open chested with a spiral form emerging. The head on the figure is resting on a wire spring. In the background another head, more Neanderthal , rests on a column. It’s interchangeable with the other head. The glaze is a mix of earthtones and blues intermingled throughout the piece.
May 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Two works finished and ready to include in the art call for May 31 .names ? Chaos craze or labyrinth / ascending or ….
#art #abstract #painting #blueskyart #canadianart #newworks #acrylic #oil #impsto #texture
Bright colours with textured raised forms of colour interspersed onto the top of the image. Apparent pallete knife marks make up the base. Dark blue colours slowly move up the canvas changing into lighter shades as they rise. The pallete knife marks are evident to the viewer .
May 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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From the studio my work in progress. It’s seems everyone has an exhibition call for next year that ends in May. Working to get new work finished.
#art #studio #abstract #mixedmedia #vancouverart #canadian #palletteknife #impasto #conte,porary
A colourful square canvas on an easel with splashes of colour descending from light hues on the top to darker hues on the bottom. The clutter of a desk with pallets and assorted tools to the left of the painting.
May 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A large bisque female clay form. (Sold)
This was always one of my favs. I love raw strength of the minimalist form.
#art #sculpture #clay #figurativeart #contemporary #femalefigure #bisque #canadianartist #blueskyart #womenartists
A minimalist clay sculpture torso of a female figure in bisque red clay . The top of the sculpture cleaves at the cleavage .
May 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Work in progress. Shattered on Impact , might be the title.
#art #blueskyart #acrylicpainting, #texture #gesturalart #canadian #contemporary #painting
May 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Posting this again with the appropriate label.
This is one of the works I’ll submit for an upcoming exhibition , Figures and Faces .
#art #nude #painting #watercolour #model #figurative #blueskyart #canadian #womensart #contemporary
May 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Somehow I missed the sculptures, maybe they’re sexually explicit too?
May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Two of my smaller works. 10*10
it all about the #texture .
#blueskyartshow #abstract #foundobjects #mixedmedia
May 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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“Flights of Fancy” 24*16 , mixed media
Latest work rework. An older canvas I was just never happy with reworked into something completely different.
#art #mixedmedia #blueskyart #painting #contemporary #abstract #canadian #womanartist
May 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Fractured , mixed media, 24*36
The first is taken in an upright position , second flat. Because of the iridescent paint it shows to distinct looks. Acrylic and found objects
#abstractart #painting #art #blueskyart #vancouverart #canadianart #contemporaryart #acrylicpainting #gallery #womensart
May 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Contours of the Soul, 24*12
It’s a surreal, mythic piece. There’s tension between beauty and discomfort, the hands reaching out from fractured glass feels symbolic of transformation or struggle—possibly something spiritual, emotional, or deeply personal.
#painting #mixedmedia #blueskyart #collector
Visual Elements & Composition * Base Layer & Colors:
The background consists of swirling, sculpted textures painted in warm copper and dark, almost black tones. The interplay between these two colors gives a sense of light and shadow, movement and depth. The texture looks hand-sculpted, with forms that resemble human musculature or abstract waves. * 3D Hands:
Two highly realistic hands emerge from the canvas—one on the lower left and the other on the upper right. They’re sculpted and painted in a glossy finish with marbled copper, black, and hints of red, as if the material were molten or alive. These hands seem to reach out of the canvas, adding a jarring physicality. * Glass Mosaic Tiles:
Scattered across the surface are iridescent square tiles, mostly in ruby red, magenta, and metallic hues. They sparkle and shift color with light, creating a contrast against the matte and textured surface. The tiles cluster most densely in the upper left and lower right corners, suggesting some kind of flow or motion, and some fall into a curving path across the center.
May 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Autumn (sold)
An older work that was sold a couple of summers ago. Palete knife work done allá prima .
#art#canadianart #abstract #arte #womensart #bskyart #expressionism #allaprima #palleteknifeart #contemoraryart #collection #vancouverart
An abstract orange based painting with white and dark blue geometric marks crossing the surface.
May 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Impermanence: beloved of the sky, a nod to Emily Carr
Mixed media , 24*36
Inspired by the photo of the couple and a reel of film, it became a work of the fleeting nature of our existence.
#art #painting #bskyart #arte #canadianart #womensart #vancouverart #expressionist #abstract #contemorary
May 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I am _____, mixed media , 20*24
This is not a portrait, just a statement, part of a series called fill in the blank. Looking at stigma of those who are perceived as differen, against the backdrop of the downtown east side.
#art #mixedmedia #canadianart #painting #vancouver #allyart #bskyart #arte
April 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The Cathedrals, mixed media, 36*12
I have family that live in New Mexico and the beauty of the landscape is memorable and lasting.
This is not of any specific range but just the overall feel of the land. #art #painting #mixedmedia #foundart #canadianart #blskyart #landscape #contemporary #vancouver
April 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The dogs I’ve walked, played with and cared for while pet sitting. Chalk pastel on paper, a gift left with the owners.
#pastel #art #petsitting #dogs #petportrait #travel #vancouverartist #canadianartist #womenartist #blueskyart
A collie type dog , open mouthed looking at the viewer A golden doodle with their head cocked looking at the viewer. This was in South Carolina A hound dog looking off the page . This was an older dog and a rescue. She was very sweet but also very timid. Evans’ Georgia . A grey white doodle with her front legs crossed staring directly at the viewer. A high energy dog from Vancouver . I kept in touch with the owner until her death, the dog went to a friend.
April 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM