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Born and raised in Sweden, David Sandum moved with his wife to Salt Lake City in the early 1990s. He attended the University of Utah and graduated in 1999 with a BA in speech communication.

Soon after, David returned to Scandinavia with his young family and ultimately secured a position in IT sales. The demands of his new job, on the heels of many years of stress, took a toll on his health, and he fell into a severe depression. It was during this difficult time that he began to draw and paint.

In 2002, David exhibited his work for the first time in his new hometown of Moss, Norway. Over the years since, he has pursued a career in art, participating in a number of group exhibits and annual solo gallery shows. He views himself primarily as a co ...more

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For many people, Christmas is a glorious time. Neighborhoods are aglow with bright lights, homes are filled with decorations, and family and friends meet and rejoice, exchanging gifts and feeling their bond grow. Holiday movies and songs are wrapped in nostalgia, triggering happy childhood memories of visiting Santa Claus and dreaming of the toys he would leave under the tree.

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I’ll Run Till the Sun Goes Down: A Memoir About Depression and Discovering Art

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David’s Quotes

“Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.”
― John Irving, The Cider House Rules

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“I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.”
― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

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“A line is a dot that went for a walk.”
― Paul Klee

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“I'm going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don't think I don't know how this might end. I've known it for years.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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