HELLO. MY NAME IS SANDRA CASSAYRE MOORE. I AM A FOURTH-GENERATION NAPAN, MOTHER OF FOUR, AN ARTIST, A TEACHER AND COLLABORATOR.  AS A TEACHER I LIKE TO INSPIRE OTHERS, AS A COLLABORATOR I LIKE TO ENGAGE A LARGE GROUP TOWARD A COMMON GOAL. MY PAINTINGS, HOWEVER, ARE SELF-INDULGENT. FOR THE MOST PART, I PAINT THINGS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED LOOKING AT.
     FOR OVER 30 YEARS I HAVE NOTICED AND LIKED THE RAISED, HERRINGBONE PATTERN ON COMMON SHEET METAL. RECENTLY, I DISCOVERED THAT PATTERN ON THE FENDER OF AN OLD, RED CHEVY TRUCK. THIS DETAIL COMBINED WITH A SONG BY DON MCLEAN BECAME THE FOCUS OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE PAINTINGS: AMERICAN PIE.
     I AM OFTEN ASKED HOW LONG IT TAKES ME TO COMPLETE A PAINTING. IT TAKES MY WHOLE LIFE. IT TAKES MY WHOLE LIFE TO EVEN BEGIN A PAINTING. IN EVERY PAINTING IS SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WHETHER IT BE A COLOR, TEXTURE, SHAPE, OR FEELING. WHEN I PAINT SOMETHING THAT I LOVE IT IS A GIFT TO MYSELF THAT I HOPE OTHERS WILL ENJOY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT sandra@csmdesign.com