A collector's piece. In creating this piece, I embraced the chaos and beauty of motion, infusing my canvas with the energy of a bustling cityscape. Utilizing bold acrylic strokes and an abstract expressionism style, my artwork erupts with vibrant colors and dynamic shapes that capture the perpetual movement and rhythm of urban life. It's designed to invigorate any space, bringing with it a breath of creativity and inspiration.

Happy City In Motion

A collector's piece. In this vibrant acrylic painting, my brushstrokes intertwine old architectural forms with new digital symbols, suggesting a seamless blend of tradition and innovation. This piece aims to evoke hope and the pulsing rhythm of progress.

Old City Bravely Transitioning To Smart City

A collector's piece. In creating this painting, I wanted to capture the dynamism and vibrancy of urban growth. The swirling lines and explosive colors evoke a city in constant motion, growing and transforming. Through abstract and expressionistic strokes, I've conveyed the energetic, sometimes chaotic pulse of urban life. This artwork symbolizes resilience and perpetual evolution, with each splash of color representing new opportunities and experiences that cities offer.

Happy City Growing

A collector's piece. In this vivid acrylic canvas,dynamic abstract forms represent a city's heartbeat, blending bold colors and spirited strokes to evoke a sense of wonder and energy. It’s an expression of urban vibrancy and cosmic possibilities, meant to energize and inspire any space it adorns.

Smart City Love

A collector's piece. An abstract artwork reflecting the beautiful rhythms and movements of vibrant city life. This painting bursts with energy and colors that dance together, perfect to invigorate any space with a spirit of creativity and inspiration.

Pretty City Art

In creating this artwork, I harnessed the wild exuberance of colors and the freedom of abstract and expressionist forms. This painting embodies my emotional journey—vivid, chaotic yet harmonious. Every stroke and splash of acrylic paint is a dance of my spirit on canvas, designed to stir feelings of joy and curiosity within any space it graces. This piece, manifesting raw energy and bold dynamism, aims to infuse any environment with a lively and uplifting atmosphere.

Smart City Savviness

A collector's piece. In this vibrant swirl of color and form, I poured my excitement and hope into the vision of sustainable urban life. Bright blues, passionate reds, and lively yellows dance together, depicting energetic cities that harmonize with nature. This piece celebrates the fusion of progress and environmental stewardship, aiming to inspire a brighter, greener future in every location it graces. 
 
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Inspiration: Evidence-based design for healthy cities 
 
Category: Abstract Expressionism 
 
Size: 36” x 36” 
 
Medium: Premium acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas

Happy Green Cities Of The Future

I choose love over hate in my art. Evidence-based design art by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC. This painting was designed for the healthcare and wellbeing industry. Its goal is to create a beautiful work of art with a message of love without triggering the brain for emotional stress or impact. We now have the technology to study the brain on art.

Symphonies Of Love Number 1

Evidence-based design art by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC. This painting was designed for the healthcare and wellbeing industry. Its goal is to create a beautiful work of art with a message of love without triggering the brain for emotional stress or impact. We now have the technology to study the brain on art.

Symphonies Of Love Number 15

Evidence-based design art by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC. It was designed for the healthcare and wellbeing industry. 
 
DONATED. I get so many compliments and thanks for this painting, which hangs in an examination room at the Cancer Center at the MyMichigan Hospital in beautiful Alpena, Michigan.

Symphonies Of Love Number 16

Symphonies Of Love Number 18

In this evidence-based design painting, I used vibrant acrylics to channel an expression of fervent love and blooming happiness, reminiscent of a fresh, floral bouquet. Each stroke embodies a soft, impressionistic touch, while symbolic elements converge into a heart shape—evoking feelings of joy and romance. This painting is a testament and an invitation to feel beloved and positive, bringing a burst of emotional color and warmth to any space.

Symphonies Of Love Number 12

Symphonies Of Love Number 10

Symphonies Of Love Number 11

Symphonies Of Love Number 2

This painting encourages a calming, happy mood. Evidence-based design art by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC. This painting was designed for the healthcare and wellbeing industry. Its goal is to create a beautiful work of art with a message of love without triggering the brain for emotional stress or impact. We now have the technology to study the brain on art.

Symphonies Of Love Number 14

Symphonies Of Love Number 8

Symphonies Of Love Number 7

Symphonies Of Love Number 3

Sunny Flower Smiles bursts with the vibrant energy of a sunlit flower field. I've created a tapestry of joyous colors to evoke feelings of warmth and happiness. This evidence-based design painting celebrates life's simple pleasures, meant to uplift and inspire.

Sunny Flower Smiles

In this colorful, nature-inspired artwork, I captured the lively energy of a blossoming meadow. I used acrylics to layer and texture each flower, infusing every brushstroke with my passion for the natural world. 
 
So often, I drive down a Northern Michigan road and see bursts of wildflowers in full bloom and color in front of green pine trees.

Modern Woodsy Love

In this exploration of vibrancy, I've unleashed a burst of life on canvas, an impressionistic homage to nature's exuberance. With each stroke of my acrylics, I felt the rhythm of blossoms dancing under a joyous confetti sky. I envisioned this piece as a daily celebration in your home, a boundless source of energy that speaks to the heart's delight in nature's playful palette.

Honeybee Hallelujah

In this vibrant tapestry of colors, I captured the wild and whimsical dance of nature's flora through bold impressionistic strokes and the emotional depth of expressionism. Each brushstroke is an ode to the joyful spontaneity and transient beauty of blooming flowers. This painting is a burst of happiness, ready to bloom endlessly within your home.

Golden Songs Of Happiness

A happy evidence-based floral design. Art designed for health and happiness.

Honeybee Heaven

I've captured an effervescent garden in swaths of vibrant acrylics, translating my emotions through impressionist strokes. As an artist, I poured joy into each dab, hoping to evoke a sense of revival and cheerfulness. This painting is a celebration of resilience, symbolizing how happiness can bloom from within. It's meant to invigorate any space, filling it with the lively energy of a perpetual spring.

Healing Happiness

Flowers Go With Romance

Upward floral movements of beautiful nature. Evidence-based design principles were used to create feelings of happiness and joy. Dorothea Sandra is the author of 100 Days Of Happy Happy Art, Evidence-Based Design.

Deep Woodsy Happiness Glow

This abstract painting reflects the power and awesomeness of ocean movements. As a child, I was taught to paint the ocean, and I have never forgotten its raw, energetic power.

The Tempest

SOLD. Beach abstract triptych by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC certified and author of 100 Days Of Happy, Happy Art. Evidence-based design principles were used to capture the feelings of happiness and joy.

Joyful Triptych 3

Joyful Triptych 2

Joyful Triptych

SOLD. I love capturing "the essences". There's a tremendous amount of chaos in this painting, but it's also quite beautiful. The rocks, sand, water, and vegetation of nature inspired me.

Beauty In Chaos

In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the interplay of chaos and harmony. With every brushstroke of vibrant acrylics, I unleashed a storm of emotions onto the canvas—bold yellows, earthy browns, and deep blues clashing and converging in a dynamic abstract expression. This art is a testament to the raw energy of the human spirit; it will infuse any space with a palpable sense of passion and vitality. My inspiration was ocean movements slamming against rocks.

Power In Action

In crafting this piece, I let raw emotions flow through each stroke, employing acrylics to sculpt a symphony of power and passion. Abstract forms and expressive hues collide, creating a visual melody that resonates with the soul's untold narratives. This artwork is a testament to the vigour and harmony found in the abstract tapestry of our lives, and it promises to infuse any space with a dynamic energy that stirs the imagination and enlivens the spirit.

Power Melodies

In creating this piece, I let my emotions flow freely, guiding my paint across the canvas in an abstract dance of expressionism. The dynamic streaks and vibrant textures are a symphony of my innermost thoughts, a visual representation of the intense yet harmonious chaos of dreams. This painting is not just an object, but a living energy, designed to inspire and evoke a deep, personal connection with the beholder. It stands as an invitation to explore the subconscious and revel in the beauty of contemplation and imagination.

Beautiful Dreamer

Ocean Memories

In crafting this piece, my brush danced with paint, embracing the raw energy of expressionism and the enigma of the abstract. Each stroke unveils a tapestry of emotion, a powerful symphony of cool blues colliding with warm earth tones, evoking depth and resilience. It's a visceral journey for the observer, a vibrant aura that infuses any space with life and a sense of boundless possibility.

Powerful Beauty

Water Amazing Water Beautiful

In this artwork, I've swirled hues of azure and sandy tones to evoke the serene and invigorating energy of the sea meeting the shore. This expressionist painting is a reflection of my passion for nature's effortless beauty and the calm it instills.

Beach Time Wonderful

SOLD to a collector. Abstract Expressionism

The Undertow

Abstract artwork of nature by Dorothea Sandra. Inspired by water movements with power and intensity.

Powerful Joy

SOLD to a collector. Power is a theme I like to work inside many of my abstract pieces. With TRENDING IN RED I used the colors black, red, and gold to create an intense, beautiful mood. SOLD

Trending In Red

Fearless

Flaming Discoveries

SOLD. Where did I learn about Movements and Power? I watched and internalized the ocean as a child--the movements, the roar, the power. Professional level acrylic paint on heavy duty gallery wrapped canvas.

Movements With Power

Gold

In this exuberant acrylic canvas, I've blended the evocative chaos of expressionism with the delicate subtlety of impressionism. I conceived this field of vibrant, blooming flowers to symbolize life's vivid burst against monotony. Each stroke and hue brews a visual symphony, offering a sanctuary of joy and vitality. This piece embodies an irrepressible spirit.

Flowers In A Square World

SOLD. A wonderland of wildflowers. Always happy and cheerful to lift spirits and brighten moods. This 6'x8' painting SOLD at the super cool Art In The Loft Gallery in Alpena, Michigan. A Kansas City, Missouri buyer was on a Great Lakes Viking Cruise (which stops in Alpena) when she stopped in the gallery and found the piece she had been looking for for months. We rolled it up, shipped it for a little over $100, arranged to have it stretched and framed at a wonderful framing shop in Kansas City, and even had it installed. From start to finish, our goal was to make this super easy and fun for the buyer. She sent us photos, and it really was the perfect piece.

Wildflower Wonderland

SOLD. This fun, happy painting was created for happiness and joy. It was sold immediately to two college professors during the Alpena Flower Festival in Alpena, Michigan. Did you know that there are 26 Viking Cruise Ship stops in Alpena during the warm months?

Crazy Happy Love

Pretty Pretty Makes Me Happy

In this vibrant dance of colors and textures, I've captured the essence of joy and positivity. Each stroke is imbued with energy, the acrylics merging to create a symphony of happiness. Inspired by expressionism's raw emotion and impressionism's play on light, this semi-abstract piece is a burst of elation. It will infuse any space with an uplifting spirit, radiating cheer and the beauty of an everlasting smile.

Bubbling With Happy Smiles

In this vibrant acrylic effusion, I've wedded expressionism with impressionist hints and a semi-abstract flair. My brushstrokes birthed a jubilant dance of colors amidst a cosmic azure, channeling nature's unrestrained joy. Each bloom is a symphony, a visual exclamation, echoing vitality. This painting is my ode to life’s exuberance – a celebration designed to imbue any space with an undeniably infectious spirit.

Happy Cheerful Wow Wow Wow

Waking Up Happy

Fun Fun Fun Everywhere

SOLD. Upward floral movements of beautiful nature. Evidence-based design principles were used to create feelings of happiness and joy. Dorothea Sandra is the author of 100 Days Of Happy Happy Art, Evidence-Based Design.

Orange Surprise

Smiles With Joy Canvas 1

Smiles With Joy 2

Smiles With Joy 3

In this vibrant creation, I poured my zest for life into every streak and dot. The swirling colors in expressive bursts convey a sense of boundless joy and the organic spontaneity of nature's own rhythm. It's a chorus of bliss, a visual symphony that speaks to the soul's delight in the simple, profound beauty of existence. This piece promises to infuse any space with the uplifting essence of a verdant spring meadow in full bloom.

Joy Bubbles

SOLD. Making Merry is a colorful 3-canvas triptych designed to trigger the brain to create emotions of happiness and joy.

Making Merry Triptych 1

Making Merry Triptych 2

Making Merry Triptych 3

Happy Black

Remarkable Red

Nature inspired, happy evidence-based design triptych by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC

1 Garden Holiday Triptych

2 Garden Holiday Triptych

Nature inspired, happy floral impressionism by Dorothea Sandra, EDAC

3 Garden Holiday Triptych

SOLD. Gentle and beautiful. Soft and lovely.

Baby Blue

SOLD through Singulart to a lovely multi-racial, multi-cultural family in the amazing country of Belgium. One day in 2024, I just got so tired of listening to all the American sexist, racist, transgender, etc, rhetoric, so I decided to create a piece celebrating all of our differences. My friends come in all shapes, sizes, colors, layers, and orientations.

All Shapes, Sizes, Colors, Layers, And Orientations

So Much Love

21st Century Art 
Traditional woodsy colors in a totally new and unique modern style! 
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Modern Woodsy Healing Love

Expressions Of Cheerfulness

SOLD to a mental health counseling group. Upward floral movements of beautiful nature. Evidence-based design principles were used to create feelings of happiness and joy. Dorothea Sandra is the author of 100 Days Of Happy Happy Art, Evidence-Based Design.

Happiest Beautiful Blue

In this vibrant acrylic painting, I've poured my heart into creating a lush garden of blossoms. Each stroke embodies expressionism's raw emotion and impressionism's light touch. The flowers, blooming in harmonious chaos, symbolize nature's healing power and resilience. This piece will infuse any space with an uplifting spirit and a gentle reminder of life's perennial beauty.

Healing Flowers

COMMISSIONED ARTWORK

Beautiful Woodsy Colors

SOLD. Upward floral movements of beautiful woodsy nature. Evidence-based design principles were used to create feelings of happiness and joy. Dorothea Sandra is the author of 100 Days Of Happy Happy Art, Evidence-Based Design.

Deep Woodsy Elegance

Upward floral movements of beautiful woodsy nature. Evidence-based design principles were used to create feelings of happiness and joy. Dorothea Sandra is the author of 100 Days Of Happy Happy Art, Evidence-Based Design.

Modern Woodsy Elegance

SOLD. Evidence-based art to make you smile! 
Contemporary Impressionism

Healing Woodsy Happiness

Hope's Happy Horizon

Evidence-based design waterside landscape.

Healing Waters

Morning Majesty

Hope's Happy Sunshine

A Gift Of Hope's Joy

A Gift Of Hope's Happiness

A Gift Of Hope

Hope's Sunshine

Hope's Happy Days

Feeling Loved

Evidence-based design floral created to trigger the brain for happy feelings.

Flowers Galore

SOLD. Inspired by beautiful Mackinac Island flowers.

From Where Do All The Flowers Come

SOLD. Inspired by Mackinac Island flowers.

Flowers Bring Good Cheer

I am an EDAC-certified international and national commissioned artist who designs art for human health and happiness. This is a collection of my different art categories. I am also the author of the book 100 DAYS OF HAPPY HAPPY ART, EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN.

Dorothea Sandra Art