Episode 37: Andrea Peterson

Andrea was a self-proclaimed artist by age three, and the passion for painting only grew from there!  She paints a diverse range of subjects and different styles, and has an affinity for detail largely influenced by her background in illustration.    Born in Florida, raised in Baltimore, Maryland and Wilmington, North Carolina, Andrea attended East Carolina University studying Communication Arts with a B.A. in illustration.  She continued to study fine art painting, largely self-taught. Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions throughout the U.S. and in London, UK.  Andrea currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ where she continues to be inspired by the natural beauty of Arizona and traveling.   “I create imaginative figure and animal paintings inspired by narratives and nature. In particular, my prism paintings take everyday subject matter and scenes and applies a contemporary cubist-like style to them. The idea came about from seeing my own paintings leaning behind a large piece of stained glass (creating stained glass was a favorite hobby of my grandfather). Applying this prism-like style to my oil paintings in triangular patches of color creates a kaleidoscope-type image, where the viewer can feel like they are happening upon a special moment in time.” artistandrea.com ... The Taos Six Collection: An Homage to E. Irving Couse opens at Blue Rain Gallery April 29th, 2022 from 5-7pm ... View available works by Andrea at Blue Rain Gallery Andrea Peterson at Blue Rain Print Shop ... Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by gallery owner and art dealer, Leroy Garcia. It is produced by Leah Garcia with music by Mozart Gabriel Abeyta.