Annabelle completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Sydney, whilst concurrently studying Fashion Design part time at night at the National Art School at Darlinghurst. Following her Bachelor of Arts degree, she completed a Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts (Plant and Wildlife Illustration) at the University of Newcastle.
The COVID shutdown provided the time and space to set up a studio in the dining room at The Racecourse Inn in Longford, Tasmania. With an enduring fascination with the natural world and a love of animals, after 30 years of painting in watercolours, Annabelle has returned to oils, painting landscapes, and portraits of the animals around her.
Latest Works
William
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Oil on linen
60 x 60cm
$6,000
SOLD – Woolmers Art Exhibition 2021
Hare today, gone tomorrow.
Annabelle Sandes, 2018
Watercolour on paper
23 x 26cm
42 x 46cm framed
$1,500
Hare
Annabelle Sandes, 2020
Oil on board
30 x 40cm
$1,500
SOLD
Robin
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Soft pastel on pastel paper
42 x 29.7cm
$500
SOLD
Angus Bull
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Oil on linen
60 x 60cm
Private Commission
SOLD
Blossom
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Oil on canvas
33 x 43cm
$2,000
SOLD – Woolmers Art Exhibition 2021
Nell
Annabelle Sandes, 2020
Oil on canvas
60 x 60cm
$3,500
SOLD
Pippin
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Coloured pencil on film
27.9 x 35.6cm
Contact Annabelle for commissions
NOT FOR SALE
Harry the Hare
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Oil on canvas
33 x 43cm
$2,000
SOLD
Bleat
Annabelle Sandes, 2020
Oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
$3,000
SOLD
Pippin – reclining nude
Annabelle Sandes, 2021
Oil on canvas
37 x 37cm
NOT FOR SALE
Artist's CV
1987 – 1990 BA Fine Arts – University of Sydney
1987 – 1990 Certificate Fashion Design (part-time) — National Art School, Darlinghurst NSW
1994 Graduate Diploma Visual Art (Plant and Wildlife Illustration) – University of Newcastle, NSW
1994 Margaret Senior Award for Plant and Wildlife Illustration, University of Newcastle
1994 Exhibition – The Chancellory, University of Newcastle
1994 Group Exhibition, Watt Space, Newcastle NSW
1994 Group Exhibition – University of Newcastle, UK
1996 Group Exhibition – Charles Hewitt, Queen St, Woollahra
1999 Group Exhibition, “Botanica”, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, NSW
2000 Group Exhibition, “Botanica”, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, NSW
2003 Solo Exhibition, Catanachs, High St Armadale VIC
2003 Solo Exhibition, Catalina Gallery, Broome WA
2007 Solo Exhibition, “Tide Lines”, Catanachs, High St Armadale VIC
2007 Solo Exhibition, Catalina Gallery, Broome WA
2008 Shortlisted – Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award, Natural History Museum, London UK
2018 Group Exhibition – Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania
2021 Group Exhibition – Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania