About Andy

I must profess to trying to have some fun with my art, and this starts from the subject matter that I choose. This can be anything that catches my eye, from small pieces of discarded rubbish, the magnificent splendour of some buildings, or the beautiful landscape that surround us. If interesting people pop up as well – that’s great, they are welcome to join the party!

I was born and brought up in Hertfordshire and was lucky enough to attend Broxbourne School which at the time had a nationally acclaimed art department led by the wonderfully inspiring teacher, Harman Sumray, who instilled in me a life-long passion for art. Moving on from there I gained a degree in Fine Art at Newcastle University and a postgraduate diploma in Printing Studies at the London College of Printing. After that, alas, my art took a bit of a back seat as life and work in the printing industry filled my waking hours. The pull of art though would never leave me.

In 2021, having retired, we moved from Kent up to North Yorkshire (Jane, my wife, originates from Harrogate), and after a little time acclimatising to this wonderful new environment, I’ve rekindled my love of creating art.

Now I’m an artist trying to understand the people and landscapes of North Yorkshire. I’m intrigued by the past lives of people and the objects I come across - how did they evolve and become who, or what they are today? The landscape and natural world – how has it changed over the years and by what? Glaciers? Human intervention? Or something else? The journey of everything through time is so interesting.

I try and get my thoughts and ideas down in a sketchbook or, if that’s difficult, then a quick camera shot to remind me of the circumstance. After that either consciously or unconsciously I progress these impressions - thinking about materials, the colours and composition. The compelling process of creating something to uncover a story of events.

Slowly an artwork evolves - It’s so exciting!

Thanks for visiting my website. Keep coming back as new things will be added all the time.