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Andi Helfant-Frye
Andi Helfant-Frye
Virginia Beach,
VA
Medium:
Mixed Media 2D “I am inspired by nature, water and landscape but mostly because of the calm and emotion that nature evokes,” says Andi Helfant-Frye. “My goal is not to depict but to invite viewers to enter the work and feel calm, linger in its layers, and experience the unfolding imagery that emerges in the serenity of the painting.”
Andi works in layers and with a limited palette of oil paint mixed with cold wax medium on cradled wood panels to create depth in abstracted landscapes. She then removes paint to uncover a history beneath.
Get to know Andi better:
What advice would you give to a young artist just starting out?
Let your passion lead your way. Don't try and be or do what you think others will like. Be authentic and you will succeed.
How do you know when a piece is finished?
I never know. "Paintings are never complete, they just stop in interesting places." (Paul Gardener). My job is to find an interesting place to walk away.
Titles of works can be descriptive or clever or totally unrelated. What's your favorite title of a piece you've named?
"Tales of Topographic Oceans". It is the title of a YES (The Band) Album and I was working on a large 48"x60" painting and my husband told me to walk away from it even though I didn't think I was finished and I said what can I call it and he threw out that title and I loved it.
