Simon Andrew Keeps Learning

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Simon Andrew, "Urban Sunset," 2017

oil on board, 24" x 24"

Simon Andrew grew up in Britain and moved to Canada in the early 1990s. He’s based in Kingston, Ont., but his show of landscapes this month at Wallace Galleries in Calgary is less rooted in geography than in his own psyche.

For him, art is about learning and keeping himself amused. “I don't really sit down and think about my process,” he says. “After a while, a painting suggests where it’s going to go for you, so it gives you ideas as you’re actually applying the paint.”

Some parts of a canvas might work, while others don’t, so he keeps making moves until he’s satisfied. “It’s a fairly intuitive process for me a lot of the time,” he notes.

But Andrew also works from observation, which requires different skills.

“I guess a lot of it is about getting a whole range of mental tools to solve problems,” he says. “You can’t take the same approach with all paintings. Any painting has it’s own set of problems. You’re looking for the idea, the approach you can take to make that particular type of painting go in a direction that might make it work.” 

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Simon Andrew, "Summer Evening," 2017

oil on canvas, 36" x 36"

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Simon Andrew, "Stream," 2017

oil on canvas, 48" x 60"

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Simon Andrew, "Early Spring," 2017

oil on canvas, 36" x 48"

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