Andrews began studying painting and fine art at an early age and showed in his first juried exhibition at the age of thirteen.
He continued to study through his undergraduate education and completed a BFA in painting among other undergraduate
and graduate degrees in other disciplines including history, economics and journalism. Andrews consistently showed
in juried exhibitions during his collegiate days. He is also an accomplished Graphic Designer and has won numerous national awards for his print, online, multi-media and packaging designs. His works has been published and honored with awards
in such national publications as Communications Art.

Andrews however did not follow his muse to paint professionally until recently.
He spent the years between his early work and present as an executive in the computer industry where he is still active as CEO of a professional services company focused on the banking / financial services industry.

Andrews is now painting ferverently -- translating his life experiences from working and living around the world including most recently Japan into a new body of work that is the evolution of his unique vision, creative depth and multi-cultural savvy.

His current work is a journey of self-exploration in style and method of painting that is breaking the boundaries of his past work.

ARTIST's STATEMENT

There are many influences that are contributing to my work as an artist -- contemporaries that I went to college with, my vivid memories and cultural heritage of growing up on a 161 year-old working cattle ranch in Texas, living and travelling in over 30
foreign countries and the rich tapestry of cultural influences gained from all of those experiences.
I am working hard to translate my life experience's both positve and negative into my work.

Painting has become a rich cathartic exercise in self-discovery and healing of my soul after the sudden loss of both parents in a very short period of time and several other life-changing events in the past few years.

I'm thankful for those who have encouraged me to commune with my muse again and conquer my fears that I lacked the adequate level of skill and talent to create works of lasting value and meaning.

Through daily time in the studio along with my ongoing career in the IT industry, I'm finding the ability to learn more about myself and to express that "self" visually in ways I dared not dream I was capable. My goal as an artist is not about commercial success, but to be recognized as working artist that is continually growing in his ability to create works of that "speak" to the viewer and communicate the rich life experience of my nearly five decades and more importantly to become "curious about myself." This journey promises to be the longest journey in my life, as Dag Hammarskjold wrote -- "the longest journey is the journey inward."