Work samples

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    divineintelligence.jpeg
    "Divine Intelligence" was the springboard into my mushroom spore print series. Black watercolor paper makes the metallic watercolor pop and hand made marbelized paper created a playful way to use metallic circles that pull your eye throughout the composition.
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    ALS81_image_Ayni.jpg
    "Ayni" means reciprocity in the Andean tradition. I believe we are living in a time where things must change or we will experience a mass extinction. I strongly believe we need to care for our Earth more and honor her. I am hiking several times a week and have been learning about different types of mushrooms. The series is created by first making mushroom spore prints that are then protected with fixatif. I work into the spore prints to create compositions using metallic watercolors.
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    happy garden.JPG
    "Happy Garden" is another in my mushroom spore print series. I spent countless hours hiking through the woods in Harford County and learning about different kinds of mushrooms. I started creating a variety of surfaces to use to then create the mushroom spore prints and then cut some out after "fixing" them so they didn't smear. I collaged many and created compositions that felt pleasing and then painted back into these pieces using metallic watercolor. They are ethereal and sometimes the mushroom spore prints themselves were so intricate, delicate and almost read as angel wings. I love the way the process has connected me so much to the woods nearby as now I have started to collect feathers, berries, and other natural elements that I know will somehow figure into future art works.
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    P-ALS80FaerieRealm.jpg
    "Faerie Realm" is part of my series that is exploring nature as an integral part of life. We take it for granted daily and yet it is the very thing that sustains us physically and enriches us spiritually. This is a mushroom spore print that uses collage elements and metallic watercolor. I have found that as I have learned more about mushrooms it has led me to learn more about so many components of nature right here in my local Maryland habitat. My appreciation of our natural world has changed how held I feel by the universe and has enriched my life unbelievably. Now I almost feel that every piece of art that I create is made as an offering to the beauty the natural world has offered me. I hope that the curiousity of these mushroom spore prints excite and inspire someone else to learn more about our natural world.

About Andrea

Andrea Sauer is best known for creating watercolor and oil paintings that explore the use of intense color and push areas of  more developed realistic imagery against more abstract backgrounds. Andrea was born and raised in Columbia, Maryland and started private instruction under David Zuccarini, a nationally acclaimed oil painter. She attended Maryland Institute, College of Art and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Masters in Art Education.

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Sami

"Sami" is a mixed media collage that uses marbelized paper and metallic watercolor. Sami can be described as high frequency energy that comes from being in harmony with the universe. If you've ever been in the room with someone who is at odds with the universe, you know it immediately lol... so I thought it was worth celebrating the energy that pulls your vibration up! 

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    Sami.jpg
    "Sami" is a tribute to high frequency energy that you immediately recognize in people and things. This mixed media piece is created with both marbelized paper and metallic watercolor. I strived for a balanced composition that feels light and seems to almost pull your eye upward. This is the type of energy I hope that I emit.

Feed the Seeds

"Feed the Seeds" is a mixed media piece that celebrates the idea of aligning your gut, your heart, and your mind with your higher self or your intentions. I used metallic watercolor and handmade marbelized paper to create this composition.
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    Feed the Seeds.jpg
    This piece"Feed the Seeds" celebrates the ritual of aligning your gut, your mind or Third Eye and your heart with your intentions. It is a mixed media piece that uses marbelized paper and metallic watercolor.