About Andrew
Baltimore County
I am an artist from Baltimore with a BFA in Painting and an MFA in Community Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art. I have collaborated with artists and musicians from Baltimore and throughout the United States. I have taught as an adjunct professor at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus from 2015-2017.
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Abstract Paintings: Creating Conversations, Dreams and Prayer
While I am making these paintings, I am between a state of dreaming and prayer. I reach a place where my unconscious mind and imagination are freed, so that I am able to create my own visual experience. These paintings are primarily abstract, but often contain plantlike or somatic forms that maintain the feeling of a landscape. These natural forms are easy to relate to and they set the stage for the intimate experience I want to create. I saturate the painting with information so that one has to slow down to take it in. I challenge the viewers’ perspectives on landscape and suggest a new and astonishing kind of beauty. Viewers can wander around in these paintings, and be transported by the power of their imagination combined with mine. I would like to convey something of the meditative experience I have while making them. I want people to feel that they are part of a creative progression and that the universe and ultimately their own selves are full of profound beauty.
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SunriseAcrylic on Canvas 22"x36"
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Pink PaintingAcrylic on Canvas 6'x8'
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Blue MeridianAcrylic on Canvas 22"x30"
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Under the Bodhi TreeAcrylic on Canvas 36"x48"
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Blue and OrangeAcrylic on Canvas 36"x48"
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Forest SanctuaryAcrylic on Canvas 6'x8'
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Forest Rumors VAcrylic on Canvas 20"x36"
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The GatekeeperAcrylic on Canvas 36"x48"
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Water LevelAcrylic on Canvas 36"x48"
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Blue and GoldAcrylic on Canvas 6'x15'
Satie Paintings
In the spring of 2017, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Peabody alumnus and vocalist Carol Cannon and pianist Allison Tsai on a collaborative music and art performance. I created paintings inspired by thirteen short vocal pieces composed by Erik Satie. The paintings were shown during a recital for a live audience in April of 2017.
My approach was to combine my meditative painting method with a method of musical inspiration. I danced the paintings, letting my brush be influenced by the music and lyrical content of the songs.
My approach was to combine my meditative painting method with a method of musical inspiration. I danced the paintings, letting my brush be influenced by the music and lyrical content of the songs.
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Goddess of the Empire/I Want YouAcrylic on Canvas 36"x48"
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The American FrogAcrylic on Canvas 20"x30"
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BoredomAcrylic on Canvas 18"x24"
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FarewellAcrylic on Canvas 8"x8"
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Song of the PoetAcrylic on Canvas 8"x8"
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The Mad HatterAcrylic on Canvas 18"x24"
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ElegyAcrylic on Canvas 18"x24"
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Drinking SongAcrylic on Canvas 8"x8"
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Song of the RatAcrylic on Canvas 18"x24"
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The DancerAcrylic on Canvas 20"x30"
Oil Portraits
My artwork has always been based in my meditative practice, thoughts and readings in the area of my spiritual life and responsibility.
More specifically, my portraits are an exploration of identity and narrative, as well as personal value, through study of distinctive characteristics belonging to an individual. I want to discover through portrait painting, avenues that lead me into a better understating of what identity means to both the people I am painting and myself.
I think that viewing ourselves as unique and of worth is critical to having a positive view of one’s own identity and that when we accept ourselves as unique and of value we are encouraged to consider other’s uniqueness and worth. Creating art can be one gateway into seizing this sense of one’s value as a person, also called Basic Goodness.
More specifically, my portraits are an exploration of identity and narrative, as well as personal value, through study of distinctive characteristics belonging to an individual. I want to discover through portrait painting, avenues that lead me into a better understating of what identity means to both the people I am painting and myself.
I think that viewing ourselves as unique and of worth is critical to having a positive view of one’s own identity and that when we accept ourselves as unique and of value we are encouraged to consider other’s uniqueness and worth. Creating art can be one gateway into seizing this sense of one’s value as a person, also called Basic Goodness.
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LuzOil on Canvas 16"x20"
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The Tobacco PipeOil on Canvas 16"x20"
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The Blue DressOil on Canvas 16"x20"
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Black LaceOil on Canvas 18"x24"
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FLYNNOil on Canvas 30"x40"
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The Silver PotOil on Canvas 30"x40"
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The TrophyOil on Canvas 24"x36"
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Self Portrait 1Oil on Canvas 11"x14"
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Self Portrait 2Oil on Canvas 11"x14"
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Self Portrait 3Oil on Canvas 11"x14"
Nudes
These drawings are related to my portrait practice in that it is an exploration of Basic Human Goodness as well as the narratives inherent in the human figure. As a series of drawings, it allows me to study anatomy of the figure and the geometric principles within, leading to a greater understanding in creating a composition.
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A Midday RestCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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ApprehensionCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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The HeroCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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DaydreamingCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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Dreaming Figure 1Charcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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Dreaming Figure 2Charcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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The SirenCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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Dreaming Figure 3Charcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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ContemplationCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"
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Heroic PoseCharcoal on Paper 22"x30"