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Artist's Statement
"When I'm walking in
the landscape looking for a place to paint, I may notice a
combination of colors or a feeling of light and value, or I may be
stopped by a special touch of detail.
However, it is being out in nature that really touches me
deeply.
It is the sights, sounds, and the feel of it, that touches me
deep inside. At times
it is almost a spiritual thing, unpaintable, but there is a peace
and quietness to my painting that I enjoy when I see them framed and
in the studio or my home.
I hope others feel some of the things I feel while I'm painting and
find that peace and quietness also.
We need to work hard to preserve our natural landscape for
other generations to enjoy.
I have seen a lot destroyed during the last two decades.
It takes each person doing his or her small part to preserve
our national landscape."
Biography
While
a young boy, Andrew Wages wandered the hills of southern
Oklahoma. After his family moved to Texas he developed an
interest in art. Encouraged by his teachers, he attended Art
Center College of Design, graduating with honors.
He married his high school sweetheart,
Sandra Lee, and was off to New York City to apprentice as an
illustrator to one of the commercial art studios. He was
drafted by the army and served as an illustrator in Fourth Army
Recruiting. He then worked as a freelance illustrator in
Dallas for thirty-five years.
But for the past fifteen years, Andrew has
followed his dream and has been painting landscapes, still lifes,
portraits and figurative works. He has taught at SMU and El
Centro, as well as private lessons, critiques and workshops.
Andrew has two children and two granddaughters.
Contact this artist at his Email
address:
awages04@webtv.net
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