About me 

I’m an artist based in Poland taking delight in dark fantasy inkworks. 

I have a Master of Arts degree specialization in Painting from Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Poland. In my student days I was aiming for combining hyperrealism and romanticism with traditional oil on canvas paintings and large-sized drawings. I was a finalist of several Polish nationwide and international art competitions. However, I’ve worked in the meantime as a comic artist, pursuing my dream to become a mangaka. Now, after maternity leave, I carry on my artistic path as a freelance artist, staying true to my passions and hoping to be able to create art full-time one day. 

I create my artworks by hand on paper mainly with ink and fineliners, as I still enjoy making traditional detailed drawings like nothing else.  I add colors to my inkworks digitally. I also like to experiment with traditional mediums like watercolor, oil paint or colored pencils. 

I take inspiration from artists such as Caspar D. Friedrich, Gustave Dore, a fellow Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński, japanese traditional art and manga.

Besides art, I find meaning in family life, good food and heavy metal.  

If you want to learn more about me, my creative process and follow the progress of my newest projects, join me on Patreon to enjoy full insight into my work and support me on my way to hopefully become a full-time artist. Check me out on social media too!

Totally grateful to you for dropping by and support, enjoy! 

Love,

Sandra S. Rush

Awards and honors

– 1st Prize in the Polish International Vincent van Gogh Art Competition in Rybnik, 2013.
– Honourable Mention in the 1st International Higher Education Institution for Art Studies Student Drawing Triennial, Katowice, 2014
– Nomination for the Grand Prix competition of the Franciszka Eibisch Foundation, Warsaw, 2014,
– Finalist of the Vth Young Art Review “Fresh Blood”, Wrocław, 2015.
– Finalist of the Biennale Young Art “Fish Eye 8”, Ustka, 2015.
– Finalist of the International Painting Competition of the Three Bridges  Foundation, Warsaw, 2015.