Andrews’ Army: Not Forgiven, Not Forgotten Painting

After pursuing carpentry as a school leaver, restless feet have led me to every continent except Antarctica, and have walked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, inside the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and atop Uluru. A subsequent career in mining led me to WA and the NT before I returned to Victoria as a new father, where I ended up also caring for my mother after an assault left her with a severe brain injury. As carer, I was able to complete a Degree in Psychology from Deakin University aged 37, before my mother eventually succumbed during my Honours year. Collectively, these life experiences gave birth to an intense spiritual journey and quest for meaning and purpose. With a new love, my wife Angie, we escaped to rural Victoria in 2017 and transformed our modest property into both a sanctuary for our souls, and a safe space for our creative freedoms to flourish. We live here with our respective studios, craftsman's workshop, veggie garden, rescue cats, and my son. With Angie’s nurturing and guidance, it is here that I found art.