She is dedicated to practicing the Old Master principles of capturing light and atmosphere on her canvases. Brandon reveals a natural beauty in her culinary subjects and a true poetic interpretation of her relationship to her subjects. After graduation from the University of Georgia, Brandon moved from her native Nashville, TN, to New York City to study drawing and oil painting at the Art Students League of New York, under the tutelage of renowned painter, Frank Mason, she mastered the concepts and techniques of Rembrandt and Rubens after five years of intense study. Since returning to Nashville twenty-six years ago, she has shown her work nationally and she has won numerous awards for her paintings. Apples in Autumn