Madison & Main Gallery

Madison & Main Gallery in Greeley, CO
has invited me to be a  Guest Artist for their "Finding Home Art Show".  I'm so excited!! This is the first time I've been approached by someone because they liked my art.  Thank you Lisa Arata!

The opening reception for this show will be March 7th  5-8pm - if you live in CO I invite you to come join me for an exciting evening~

I have also been juried in to exhibit my artwork their full time beginning in May.

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Madison & Main Gallery
927 16th Street
Greeley, CO
970-351-6201

Up Next....oh my!

Up next is a FUN and WHIMSICAL play with nudes....getting ready for the Nude Show at Lincoln Gallery in Loveland.  My dad, Bill, and I are combining our talents.  He does awesome characters that I will use in my wacky collages.  So need to give these nudes some skin so am hand painting flesh tones.  Can't wait to see what comes of this adventure~what music will play in my studio to 

bring these bodies to life....maybe some Bare Naked Ladies?  

Sweet Art Show

The Lincoln Galley in Loveland, Co hosted The Sweet Art Show.  Opening reception was Feb 14, 2014.  It was a nice event where I met more local artists.  Since moving here this was my first event I've been able to attend.  I'm looking forward to more evenings out and mingling with new faces!

"Love Notes" was awarded 2nd Place in Mixed Media!  So excited to be recognized amongst very talented creatives!

Some of the other artwork exhibited for The Sweet Art Show.  It will be on display Feb 1- Feb 28th.

Adult Children!!

No kids left at our house....We made it and our 3 kids all turned a year older.  Austin is 28 and has a wonderful family and goes to ASU.  He is in his junior year at the Walter Cronkite School of Broadcasting and Journalism.  Connor is 20! No more teen years for him.  He continues to take life as it comes...much like his mom.  He works graveyard at 7-11 and right on schedule....trying to figure out what he wants to do.  Kate is the big 18!  Such a beautiful young woman inside and out.

Our Princess

Our Walking Comic Strip

Our Loyal Family Man

Current works!

Happy Birthday!  Jeweled Aspens was a gift for her 20th birthday!   I love it when my art is given as a gift.  Extra fun when I know the family.  So special!

This year for Valentine's Day I painted "Love Notes" .  They are on 8x8 gallery wrapped canvas.  I hunted for sheet music with love songs and I found one from the 80's and 90's...pretty funny to flip thru the pages and remember when.  HA
I still have a couple left...$50 each

Then I taught myself how to knit....or at least this hat.  Not sure about other things yet.  I love learning new artistic methods even if I won't be using them in my paintings.  It opens that flow of creativity when is oh so inspiring.  Anxious to see what I make next.

Trying NEW things.....

 Abstracts, darker colors and knitting!  All new territory for me and I intend to take all 3 head on in 2014!  These photos are just a sampling of what I experimenting with....we shall see what music inspires me as these come to their final outcome....da da dun!!! ominous music in the background.

Stretching myself as a person and an artist is something that keeps me motivated.  It's fun to play with new techniques I've learned or just discover while swishing paint around and glueing papers...oh and the knitting.  Well thought that would be fun to learn when my sis in law, Jessica, showed me what she was learning....and I live in cold country know and figured I need some hats, mittens and scarves.  Plus it's art on the go when I can't paint.

The Best Compliment EVER!

My dad and I combined efforts to create a few holiday painitngs.  The snowman was received with holiday merriment from by Facebook peeps.  I had 2 people send me photos of their rendition of our snowman!  What an honor and so thrilled they love my art but more impressed that they each  took the time to enjoy art themselves!

Kathy is an Occupational Therapist in Phx, AZ.  She loves to incorporate art in the kid's therapy.  This was their snowman they did....He is fabulous~very proud to see this.

Kim created this festive guy and then produced gift cards to sell as a fundraiser to help a friend who was unemployed.  How awesome is that~ART heals and helps!  Very proud we spurred your creative side.

BS Collaboration!

My Dad, Bill Fritz, and I combined artistic talents for some Holiday Merriment.  He draws terrific characters and with my whimsy collage these 3 fellows came to life.  We are called our partnership BS Collaboration...(Bill and Sandy) cracks me up...anywho look for more whimsy characters to appear in 2014.

Picasso and Wine

A fun girl's night out!  Even tho I have a studio full of paints, papers and canvas it's fun to go out on the town and paint for fun with friends.  Heather and I ventured into Picasso and Wine in Windsor, CO for some swirling fun.  I have a great time with her and the people around us.  Was really cool to see how we all interpreted the same painting onto OUR canvas...and they serve wine.  How can you go wrong?

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Art on the GO!

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Mini Merry Christmas!

Tree Bough 8x8

Ornament 8x8

Poinsettia 8x8

Ornament 2 8x8

Small but MIGHTY goes all Christmas!  Deck your halls with these FUN festive Christmas Cheer!
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Dad's Art Show

The Fritz Family at the Art Opening for Bill Fritz

Oct 11, 2013 at the Estes Park Art Center.  My dad, Bill Fritz, is the featured artist.  He is an oil painter specializing in landscapes, still life and faces.  Quite a talent and so very inspiring to see a room filled with his talent! For more info visit his website: fritzfineart.com

Spooky FUN

Just a fun photo of the family carving pumpkins!  

Almost Winter

"Almost Winter"  24x24 gallery wrapped canvas $250

Since moving to Colorado in July I have been enamored with the Aspen Trees...especially this fall!  The bright golds, oranges, reds and greens of autumn were captivating.  This is my first of hope to be many FUN paintings of the aspens. 

Small but MIGHTY

Fun Daisy 8x8

Poppies 8x8

Fall is Here 8x8

Harvest Pumpkin 8x8

Fun Daisy 2  8x8

Small but MIGHTY!  This is my new FUN art size 8x8 on gallery wrapped canvas.  A great way to add a splash of color  with original art in a FUN way.  $40 plus $6 shipping.  Email:  sandypieper.art@gmail.com if you can't resist!!

New York Art Expo

I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to send 8 paintings to the New York Art Expo this past March via an art dealer from Chicago - Slaymaker Fine Art.  I sold 2 paintings and this is one of them...silly me forgot to take a photo of the other one before my art rep Elli Milan shipped them.  It's very exciting to be able to say I had some of my artwork there.  Hoping for more success next year.

While in Chicago celebrating a dear friend's birthday we played tourist.  We visited Slaymaker Fine Art.  It was amazing to see so much wonderful art in one space.  

Adding some fun to my life.   I am surprising Mary Ellen at her 70th birthday celebration with a pair of gold shoes that we have passed back and forth since I was 16!  It's always a surprise to receive them...she let out the loudest " Oh MY GOD" and it's so much fun to think of how to give them....wonder where they will show up next?

Joyful Flight

Something NEW!
These were so fun to paint and of course I had Jimmy Buffett and other great music in my ears!  Just can't create fun paintings if I'm not being inspired by music.  I hope you like the new additions to my daisies. 

Holy Cow receives an award!

Holy Cow received a "City Purchase Award" at the Annual Greeley Art Show.  She will grace the walls of a board room or lobby in a city building in Greeley, CO.  Can't wait to see where she will live.
 What a fabulous welcome to COLORADO! 

A Disney Life...

My buddy Ken and I are on the same path.  We are both moving to a new land....We have decided to move to the cool mountains of Colorado and Ken and Mark are moving to Orlando area to "Live a Disney Life".  Ken asked if I would do a commissioned piece with a Disney theme and of course I say YES but let's trade a piece of art.  So that's what we did!  What a fun way to remember a friend and have something new for our new homes.  Ken you're a genius....so here are the pics.  We meet to exchange and had a great time catching up and comparing our new journeys.  We planned to move in June and they in Oct of this year.

Art buddies Ken and Sandy.  We also share a morbid fascination with celebrity deaths and believe they happen in 3's.   When we worked together every Monday morning was spent in jabber about the weekend and what was happening for the week.  Miss those mornings but excited to someday visit you in the Magic Kingdom in Florida!

Ken normally works in pen and ink...I asked for some color just no pink.  This picture doesn't do Mickey justice.  This is a 3D piece with Mickey's face in 3 layers.  His style is pointillism.....I think I got that right.  Love it!