Sandusky was born into a blue collar working family. He is the son of two retired mail carriers
and grew up in Lucerne Park in West Asheville.
He currently resides only a few miles from his childhood home. Sandusky has not always been considered an
artist. He has been a tradesman for the
majority of his life. He currently owns
and operates a heating and air conditioning company and a road construction
business. Sandusky is a former salsa
instructor and performer, dancing at the World Salsa congress in Los Angelos in
2005.
“I always had an
appreciation for art, but certainly no natural talent. I first became interested in pursuing art as
a hobby after seeing the show of a local figurative painter named Mark
Schieferstein. I was given art lessons,
as a gift, for Christmas in 2009. Well
known wild life artist Bob Travers was my teacher for my beginning art
lessons. I continued to work with Bob
over the next couple of years. One day
when having a portrait frame made, the framer asked me about my art. When I told him the story of how I was
inspired by the art show I had seen a year earlier, he asked me if I could
remember the name of the artist. “Mark
Schifer ….something.” I said. “Mark
Schieferstein? That’s me!” He replied.Through
that chance encounter, I beganworking
with Mark over the next few months as he taught me about his unique style. Later I took a life drawing class with
Michael Smith, apprentice to well known artist Ben Long IV. And if you think my luck couldn’t get any
better, I had a chance meeting with Julyan Davis, the London born southern
landscape painter. Julyan and I shared a
studio space together downtown for the next year as he helped me develop more
as an artist, teaching me several techniques he had developed over the years.”
For more information
regarding purchase or to commission a painting please contact Sandusky Parris
directly at (828) 337-4699 or SanduskyParris@gmail.com