Andrew’s paintings begin not with grand visions, but with small, stolen moments: an attempt to hold onto those moments of pause where something wild briefly meets the artist’s gaze.
His paintings are not just studies of wildlife, but of the atmosphere that surrounds them. They are observations made in stillness, not spectacle. Each work reflects time spent quietly walking, watching, and waiting.
His paintings are a love letter to the subtle, to the overlooked, and to the wild things that live beside us, half-seen and wholly wondrous: not dramatic, but intimate - hushed and near.
Stillness of the Summerland
“This painting grew from a simple encounter - a hare resting in the tall grass. What drew me was not the hare alone, but the stillness that surrounded it. I painted it to hold onto that rare stillness and the particular kind of light that only belongs only to summer - golden, slow and alive with quiet movement.”
Sea Otter
“The inspiration for this piece came from a morning on Mull's deserted shoreline. An otter resting peacefully on the rocks, wrapped in seaweed and silence beneath a grey sky. The stillness of that moment stayed with me - the soft light, the silence, the sense of calm connection to the wild. This painting is my way of holding onto that peace.”
Stormlit Bond
“I was drawn to this moment at the edge of the world - two gannets courting on a windswept cliff, with a storm gathering around them. In their fragile embrace, I saw devotion's quiet defiance, the outstretched wings catching the last embers of the sun - a promise held against the darkness of the coming storm.”
Where Summer Lingers
“That evening on the river stayed with me - summer's last light, the water drifting slow as if in quiet reflection, and a gaggle of geese passing overhead like whispers. I painted this not just to capture what I saw, but to hold onto the peace that I felt in that fleeting moment.”