Working with the medieval mediums of egg tempera and gold leaf, Sandy Thibeault creates multi-layered works combining realism with fifteenth century aesthetics. From her earliest years, realism and detail have always been instinctive in her creative expression. Her journey as an artist is driven by a profound love for challenges, a commitment to excellence, and an unwavering passion for the Renaissance. As a college student her appreciation for the Italian and Northern Renaissance was nurtured while traveling throughout Europe and studying painting and art history in Italy. With over thirty years of egg tempera experience, Sandy’s non-stop curiosity inspires her to explore other adjacent painting processes as well, such as tempera grassa, a blend of egg and oil. She also uses traditional ancient recipes to mix gesso for making her own prepared wooden panels for painting. From start to finish, Sandy truly enjoys the craftsmanship involved in the preparation and execution of these old practices, as described in Ceninni’s Il Libro Dell’Arte, the first “how to” art book published in the 1400s.