Nick Andrew

"I am inspired by my immediate landscape and, in particular, a three- mile stretch of

the River Wylye close to my studio, along with adjacent water meadows and nearby

woodland. I walk here often, observing changes from day to day and season to

season. In my paintings, I explore the abstract qualities in the landscape: fleeting

patterns in the river flow, multi- layering and reflectivity. Also the textures, contrasts

and depths in the forest, and the movement, rhythms and colours of field grass and

plant life. I aim to convey a sense of quietness and 'solitary involvement' with this

landscape."

Nick Andrew studied art and graphic design in Oxford, London and Cheltenham, and

has exhibited widely since the early 1980s. He has work is in many public and private

collections. Nick's home and studio are on the upper reaches of the River Wylye in

South Wiltshire.

Nick is an award winning artist and co-ordinator for the Wylye Valley Art Trail, a biennial open studios event in South Wiltshire which he founded in 2001. He also undertakes plein air drawing projects and commissions. You can enjoy our Nick Andrew drawing collection on the walls of the Kitchen Café when visiting the Makers Yard at Sculpture by the Lakes.