January 25, 2014 in Recently Added, Painting
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Just a few words about me, Andrew Cowdell, my artistic process, and my training which goes into every original Fine Art in Oil painting...
My oil painting is founded on a combination of formal art training and self-teaching. Taking beauty as a basis, it is my response to what life allows me to glimpse occasionally. My love of the monochrome image, be it vintage photography or classic Hollywood cinematography, is increasingly influencing my portraiture and the way I approach potential subjects.
I like to combine detailed and accurate observations with background restraint and simplicity, often to evoke a distinctive contemporary aesthetic. It is this highly personal way in which I select, enhance, or eliminate elements in my paintings which I hope captures the essence of my subjects.
I was born in Lancashire, UK and presently live and work in West Berkshire, UK. I hold a BA(Hons) degree in Scientific Illustration, and an MA in Museology, including an internship at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC.
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