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"We are of the earth, we walk on the land and take so much from it."
Andy Waite
Andy was born in Buckinghamshire, but now lives in West Sussex. Although originally trained in graphic design, he has been a practising artist for the last 17 years.
His work is mostly about land and water, and often where these two elements meet. His intention is to capture the feeling and emotion aroused by sense of place, be it a glimpse of the night garden, the curve of a lake's edge or the tumbling of the allotment, and it is this emotional response that is in his mind when paint is applied, horizons blur and colour saturates to create an abstracted memory.
Andy works with a high level of concentration but, at the same time, with a certain letting go where something 'other' takes over. For Andy, it feels important to avoid too much of a pre-conceived notion of how a painting should conclude so that a piece of work can evolve, breathe and exist on its own without attachment.
"We are of the earth, we walk on the land and take so much from it, we drink the water and immerse ourselves in it, and there is something primal about these simple daily actions and recording my reactions to being in any one location feels vital as a way of connecting with spirit, with planet and ultimately with people."