'Smoke and Crackle' Painting

Andy Waite’s landscapes draw from the tradition of the Romanticists whilst expressing an energy that is distinctly contemporary. These paintings immerse you in, and are a celebration of, the English landscape and all its elemental power. Their abstracted quality and emotive spontaneity mean they do not always reveal themselves immediately, asking you to return and discover something not at first seen, offering an ongoing dialogue that only slowly unfolds. Unspoken conversations playing out that embrace all the senses, and the imponderable nature of the earth beneath us and the sky above. Primarily a landscape painter, Andy Waite also turns to the human figure - imagined portraits reference historical icons with their colouring, use of gold, halos and Christian ancestry. However, they are not based solely on religious figures. Rather they concern themselves with every day emotion, the titles suggesting themselves on completion as their expressions reveal their character. The angels are inspired by graveyard statues and suggest a contemplative quality, traditionally evoking sorrow or loss, but which here bring their blessings back to life. Other things: an occasional poet with a book of paintings and poems published in 2014 'The Sky Lights A Fire' Not available in all good book shops. A second book 'Awake Take the Glimmering Path' 2016. A third volume Details www.andywaite.net A handful of short films using a mix of live action, stills and stop frame animation. Watch on Vimeo or www.andywaite.net Made a career from exhibiting in an annual open house exhibition at home in Arundel, West Sussex since 1989, as part of Arundel Festival's Gallery Trail. 31 years of putting together a show on three floors in a beautiful Georgian home. Represented by the following galleries: The Minster Gallery, Winchester, Hampshire. Arundel Contemporary, Arundel, West Sussex Will's Art Warehouse, Putney, London White Space Art, Totnes, Devon Kellie Miller Arts, Brighton, East Sussex Fairfax Gallery, Burnham Market, Norfolk The Lion Street Gallery, Hay-on-Wye, Powys