sketching & painting my own little universe

Explore the originals

New Works · Inktober 2026

Original Drawings

Every drawing began with a single word — and grew into a story. Each piece is one of a kind, signed, and waiting for its new home.

where it all began

Earlier Works

Pencil and graphite — weekly Inktober52 prompts and quiet little sketches.

soft colors

Watercolor Originals

Painted in water and pigment — wherever inspiration leads.

Sandi, the artist behind whensandipaints

Hi, I'm Sandi ✦

My own little universe

I draw and paint whatever moves me — often people, their faces and the quiet emotions they carry, the things that are sometimes hard to put into words. But I love to follow wherever inspiration leads.

Every piece I create holds a part of me — my feelings, my experiences, the little things that stay with me. Each one begins with a moment and grows into a story. During Inktober, a single word each day became a small world on paper — and each of those worlds is now looking for a home.

And when I'm not painting, I'm usually looking up: astronomy and cosmology fascinate me endlessly, so every now and then a little piece of the universe sneaks into my work.

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Under a new moon

Fine Art Prints

Prints of selected works — to bring a little piece of my universe home.

In Progress

Graphite and colored pencil sketches, paintings and watercolors in progress — each with its own story.