sandy jamieson

Alaskan Artist Sandy Jameison is a working guide and pilot in the wildest parts of northern Alaska for much of the year. He lives near Ester, Alaska with his wife Melody. During the long, dark winters, he occupies his time by retreating to his log studio to work on his art.

Sandy came to Alaska in 1962, right after graduating high school. When he arrived in Alaska he began working for the U.S. Geological Survey, exploring lakes and streams. He fell in love with the vast wilderness of Alaska and has lived there ever since.

Although he loved art, Sandy majored in English and biology, minoring in art and German, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His father had always warned him of the finacial difficulties of the artist’s life, making him reluctant to commit to a full-time career as an artist. This led him to a variety of careers in addition to his working on his art. He has worked as an art lecturer at UAF, in road construction, as a field assisitant for a zoophysiology lab, building log homes, and lastly, as a fishing guide and pilot.

Sandy’s many careers and experiences contribute to the images he paints. He takes contoversial issues and real life situations and puts a twist on it. Accurate and lively paintings of wildlife, bush flying, and other Far North pursuits are seasoned with wry humor. His images go beyond pretty pictures, penetrating the lines to a territory where art “has some hair on it."

Sandy’s art work is carried in galleries all across Alaska, Montana, and Washington.