Work samples
About Andrea
As a native of Baltimore, I had studied painting at the Maryland Institute of Art, The Towson Fine Art School, Harford Community College and over the years, continued my studies with a variety of professional artists and instructors.
My early paintings were traditional realism rendered in oils but eventually I chose to explore the possibilities of watercolor and began exhibiting my work professionally in 1984. During this period I gained acceptance into many juried competitions and had… more
NATURAL RHYTHMS
As I continue to interpret my natural surroundings, my work reflects my interest in creating dynamic movement and energy through a combination of strong design, texture and abstraction
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Andrea Huppert
"Boulder Encounter" 24" X 20" Encaustic on PAnel
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Andrea Huppert
"Tagetes" 22" x 18" Acrylic on Paper mounted on 24" x 20" Panel
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Andrea Huppert
"Circle Garden" 24' x 24" Acrylic, Ink and Toned Paper on Panel
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Andrea Huppert
"Canopy" 30" x 30" Encaustic on Panel
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Andrea Huppert
"An Early Fall" Encaustic, Toned Paper and Wood Fiber on expanded 24" x 24" Panel
FIELD STUDIES
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Field Study #124" x 20" Encaustic with toned Paper on Panel
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Field Study #2
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Field Study #330" X 22" Encaustic with Toned Paper on Panel
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Night Pool30" X 24" Encaustic and Ink on PANEL
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Abutilon #1 (VooDoo)24" X 18" Acrylic & Ink onPaper mounted on Panel
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Abutilon #220" X 16" Acrylic, Ink & Oil Pastel on Paper mounted on Panel
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Aniline Flow9" X 12" Acrylic & Ink on Paper
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Not Forgotten24" X 18" Acrylic, Graphite & Oil Pastel on Paper
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Campo #110" X 10" Acrylic & Ink on Paper
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Campo #211" X 14" Acrylic, Ink & Oil Pastel on Paper
Paintings 2020
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" We Are All Canaries"WE ARE ALL CANARIES.... 24" X 24" Encaustic, India Ink, Crayon & Dead Birds on Panel
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"Coal Strikes"COAL STRIKES 24" X 24" Encaustic, Ink & Crayon on Panel
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"Holding Onto Blue"HOLDING ONTO BLUE 24" X 20" Encaustic, Ink and Crayon on Panel
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FALL 202FALL 2020 30" X 24" Encaustic on Panel
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"Blue Dot"BLUE DOT 10" x10" India Ink, Watercolor & Encaustic on Panel
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"Uncracked"UNCRACKED 10" X 10" Encaustic on Panel
PAINTINGS 2019
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VoicesGreen&Purple #1Encaustic & Crayon on Panel, 14" X 11"
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VoicesGreen&Purple #2Encaustic & Crayon on Panel, 14" X 11"
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VoicesGreen&Purple #3Encaustic, Crayon & Acrylic on Panel, 14" X 11"
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VoicesGreen&Purple #4Encaustic & Crayon on Panel, 14" X 11"
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Gold Coast 26Encaustic, Oil Pastel & China Marker on panel, 24" X 24"
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Gold Coast 27Encaustic, Oil pastel & China Marker on Panel, 24" X 24"
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Gold Coast 29Encaustic, oil pastel & China Marker on Panel, 30" X 24"
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PoppyFieldAcrylic & Oil Pastel on Panel, 17" X 24"
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WindBorneAcrylic on Canvas, Diptych 24" X 12" each
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ReefManAcrylic on Panel, 30" X 24", Special painting for themed "Super Hero" show honoring my Father's work on the Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration program.
Recent Work
Being true to my muse, I decided to make a sculpture using natural materials such as driftwood, leaves and vines (cut before spring bloom). This decision turned into quite the time consuming, learn-as-you-go project. I made armatures from wire, paper clay and plaster cloth and imbedded bird images made of painted self-hardening bone ware. The dried leaves prooved to be too brittle to cover the bra cups so I hand colored various thin papers and attached them instead. As the piece got heavier, I added a metal support band around the inner perimeter and covered it with plaster cloth and handmade bark paper. I then made an armature that would allow the "bra" and its driftwood base to hang flat on the wall.
I was happy with the results and have a much greater appreciation for sculptors than ever.
SOLSTICE LIGHT
My concerns about the environment have been a catalyst for my paintings for the last ten years.
In 2014, I began painting in encaustic and was fascinated with the fluidity, luminosity and tactile qualities of this new medium. It has allowed me to continue to explore the tentative nature of our inner and outer landscapes. My approach has been not to reproduce objects and their environments realistically but to paint a response to the emotional reaction they invoke.
For example, in the winter painting, "Winter's Heart #2", I was responding to "repairs" (rather than restoration) made by the City that abraded a gravel road and trails, leaving a litter of tree roots and debris and mud. The tree roots were added to my painting as well as a painted bird image, that to me, is a metaphorical harbinger of beneficial or harmful events.
On a lighter note, the summer paintings are what they are. Colors; a response to brilliant blooming colors and new beginnings.
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WINTER'S HEART #1Encaustic with tree root, branch and debris on panel
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WINTER'S HEART #2Encaustic with tree roots on panel, 24" x 24"
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UPROOTED #1Encaustic with tree roots and bird nest on panel
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UPROOTED # 2Encaustic with tree roots, debris and desiccated bird on panel
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SUMMER GARDEN #1Encaustic, 24" x 20"
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SUMMER GARDEN #2Encaustic on panel, 24" X 20" 2017
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SUMMER GARDEN #3Encaustic on panel, 24" x 20" 2017
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SUMMER GARDEN #4Encaustic on panel, 24" x 20", 2017
EQUINOX SERIES
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EQUINOX 124 X 20 Encaustic &Toned Paper 2016
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EQUINOX 224 X 20 Encaustic & Toned Paper 2016
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GROUNDED30 X 24 Encaustic, Twigs, Wire 2016
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RED RIVER24 X 24 Encaustic, Paper Clay & Toned Paper 2016
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SKY GARDEN 130 X 24 Encaustic 2016
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SKY GARDEN 224 x 30 Encaustic 2016
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SKY GARDEN 330 X 24 Encaustic 2016
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ROCKSCAPE 124 X 30 Encaustic & Paper Clay 2016
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ROCKSCAPE 224 X 30 Encaustic & Paper Clay 2017
Spillway
Including the conveyance of water in this series of paintings was the catalyst for exploring a vivid palette of colors to express how I feel as I experience my surroundings.
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PooledEncaustic, Oil pastel, China marker 20 x 24 2016
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DriftingEncaustic, Collage, Oil pastel 18" x 18" 2015
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In BetweenEncaustic, Paper, Leaves 18" x 18" 2015
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Beyond EddyEncaustic, 18" x 18", 2016
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AfloatEncaustic, Oil pastel, China marker 18" x 18" 2015
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On The SurfaceEncaustic, 24" x 24", 2016
STICKS and STONES
On my daily walks I am always awed in some way by the abundance of natural beauty that I am blessed to encounter. Early this Fall I began taking longer hikes on some of the steeper slopes that border the reservoir near my home. While enjoying the incredible colors, light and air, I became particularly fascinated by the enchanting Mountain Laurels that populate this area. Their limbs so beautifully twisted into bonsai-like shapes from being in the under story and facing the bitter northwest winds at the top of the peak. Though some had yielded to last years extreme weather I could not resist their beauty and brought several branches back to my home. This is not unusual as I often bring sticks, branches, stones and seeds to my studio for contemplation and inspiration. I also have an intense appreciation and respect for birds and have included their images in many of my past and current works so when I encounter a dead bird I will immediately make a detailed drawing. A nest, an egg and feathers will be collected for future reference as well. I find that things dying, dead, abandoned, still and seemingly unimportant are actually full of life and meaning in their pursuit to another purpose.
Sometimes these often symbolic natural images will appear spontaneously in my work among the organic shapes, lines and colors. At other times I am more consciously aware of how these forms may add an inner resonance to the paintings of this continuing visual journey.
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BranchEncautic, Collage, Marker 16" x 16" 2014
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WALKINGEncaustic 14" X 14" 2014
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STAND # 2Encaustic with Collage 30" X 20" 2014
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STAND # 1Encaustic with Collage 30" X 20" 2014
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LAUREL SPIRITS #2Encaustic with Collage 24" X 20" 2014
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Laurel Spirits #1Encaustic with Collage 24" X 20" 2014
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COSMOEncaustic with Collage 16" X 16" 2014
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PISMOEncaustic with Collage on Panel 24" X 24" 2014
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FALLINGEncaustic on Panel 18" X 18" 2014
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THE FALLENEncaustic with Collage 18" X 18" 2014