Email Contact: Andrea@anovakstudios.com
Artist Statement
I am intrigued by stories people tell; recalled “facts” from lives lived and encountered experiences or those feigned by the human imagination. Both are powerful! The trick to being a good storyteller is to slow down long enough to listen. I am a storyteller listening and attempting to make sense of the world in a visual manner.
My work will sometimes navigate the genre of fantasy. I am fascinated by myths, fairy tales, and legends written by cultures attempting to teach timeless lessons of morality or the consequences of human behavior. This fascination derives much of its energy from my perception of contemporary events and lessons unlearned. I communicate these narratives involving classical and contemporary objects, symbolism, and staged animals as characters.
My more recent work involves a look back for simple moments. I do not always capture these memories/experiences as a photograph, perfectly staged and centered with smiles, but instead abstracted by motion and time and communicated through dripped paint, lines of bold gestural color, and layers of stencils.
That was a Really Great Day
2024
Mixed Media on Wood, 30 x 33"
Cornflower Boys
2024
Mixed Media on Wood, 27x34"
NFS
Pet Portraits
MIA
Colored Pencil
*Custom Pet Portraits, Contact Andrea for a Consultation
Zeke
Acrylic, Watercolor, and Colored Pencil
*Custom Pet Portraits, Contact Andrea for a Consultation
Legend of the Raven and the Peacock
2019
Oil on Wood, 48 x 24"
In some Asian cultures, there are legends of a time before birds had color. One such legend is of the raven and the peacock, who, being friends, decided to paint one another. The raven went first, painting his friend with the most vivid blues and greens. When the peacock saw his own incredible beauty he was consumed with narcissism. Not wanting to be "upstaged", the peacock painted the raven a solid black hue.
Blessed with a recent visit to Italy, I was excited by the juxtaposition of graffiti displayed in the streets along side of the work of the "old masters". I love the idea of art/painting evolving over time. My classical training guides my aspirations toward the work of Caravaggio or Titian yet the energy of the street art was undeniable. In this work, I wanted to explore a little bit of both.
Betrayal - Legend of the Raven and the Peacock
2019
Oil on Wood, 48 x 24"
Betrayal - Legend of the Raven and the Peacock2019Oil on Wood, 48 x 24"
Betrayal
2013
Oil on Wood, 55 x 28"
At times it is impossible for an artist to separate their work from the things that are happening in the surrounding world. This piece is one of those reactionary pieces. Slightly political in nature, this piece expresses a fear that I have for the choices of my government/our society and the impact that those decisions have on the lives of my children.
The vulture is a common symbol of greed while the pelican is one of charity. In this painting I have placed "greed" on the backs of our children, the egg, while "charity" all but gives up or turns a blind eye.
Betrayal - Legend of the Raven and the Peacock
2019
Oil on Wood, 48 x 24"
Betrayal - Legend of the Raven and the Peacock2019Oil on Wood, 48 x 24"
Woodland Relief with Ravens
2022
Ceramic with Acrylic, 7.75 x 30 x 1"
Faith
2013
Oil on Wood, 18 x 16"
Peacock
2019
Graphite on Paper, 11.5 x 26"
Warmth and Protection
2019
Acrylic Assemblage, 12 x 24"
Warmth and Protection was inspired by legends explaining how the robin came to bear a red breast. The legend's all describe a young child, in the extreme cold and warmed by a flame, in danger of that fire being extinguished. The robin is seen as a protector, fanning the coals to keep the flame and the child alive.
One such legend, A Christmas Stocking by Louis Betts Egan, tells of a robin burning itself fanning the flames for the Christ child.
King Fisher
2019
Acrylic Assemblage with Resin, 8 x 15"
SOLD
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