Testimonials

Brenda Myrthil

Director of Community Events at Roberts Wesleyan University

“When I decided to commission an artist for a custom painting, I reached out to the Art faculty at Roberts Wesleyan. My request was this: Do you know of a student who I could commission for a custom-made painting, even if I'm not really sure what I'm looking for? The answer was clear... “Michael Sanders is one of our most talented artists who can work with you along the way to create something unique and special to you.” Michael met with me to find out what would be most important to me in the painting. Throughout the project, he presented a variety of design ideas and allowed me to speak into that process. When complete, he hand-delivered a beautiful representation, capturing what I hadn't even been able to explain!”

Jae Newman

Creative Writing Professor at Roberts Wesleyan University

“Michael Sanders is an artist equally adept at creating both visual art and written works of literature. A recipient of the Pegasus Award, a prestigious poetry prize at Roberts Wesleyan University, Michael's imagination stretches boundaries as he blends where writing and visual art might collide. His poetry reads like a work of visceral, visual art. His artwork bears depth of imagination and deep characterization as though subjects were known and explored in his own inner world.  When Michael begins a project, I picture him as a man riding on a train.  Where will he go today? He might slide into the studio and explore a topic through painting, charcoal or digital illustration. He very well might also take the next stop: the literary hub, where he might go into any number of places he is prone to frequent- a novel setting, a coffee shop where he'll write a spiritually rich poem about our bodily experience in the world.  Where will he go? Perhaps, he doesn't know. That is precisely what powers his work overall.”

Benjamin Richards

My university roommate

“Dang… You’re good at this art thing, huh.”