Art, Collages, and Drawings by Andrea Goodman

Collages and Paintings Mono-prints, painted papers, recycled patterns on paper Artwork by Andrea Goodman
Summer 2022 Quilt Collage Series Inspired by the collective and collaborative work of quiltmaking and my great grandmothers quilts, I'm exploring family history and community with this series of collages based on quilt patterns. The Quilt Collage series are in both warm and cool colours on both light and dark backgrounds, and I'm exploring some monochrome patterns next.

Spring 2022 Orchard in Bloom Collage Series The changing of the seasons is a constant source of inspiration to me. While spring weather has been cold this year, the orchards still find a way to bloom. In this series of Blossoming Orchard inspired collages I explore the shapes of pruned trees and the colours and textures of bark, blossons and the places that fruit trees are grown.
Night time Orchard in Bloom	Day time Orchard in Bloom
Winter 2022 The Mother Tree Collage Series Creating a collage is a much slower and more time consuming process than painting, and I'm not the most patient person, so I am sometimes surprised that I'm drawn to collage work. I like the process of selecting papers and colours; it's different than how I think about colour when I paint. I've been reading "Finding the Mother Tree" by Suzanne Simard, and I'm so happy to know more about the lives of trees, and so sad that we are changing the tree landscape without understanding it. This series of collages has been named a Tribute to the Mother Tree in honour of Suzanne Simard's work, and I hope it will lead people to better understand and appreciate the trees in their lives. If you are interested in the process of creating paper collages, please read more here: Collage Process

Monoprinting and Digital Collage Prints of my collages made with dropcloth backgrounds are now available on Saatchi Art! Dropcloth Collection This series of silhouettes of west coast wildlife includes Deer, Elk, Orca, Bear, Starfish and more to come. The backgrounds for these silhouette images are made from the papers I use to cover my work surface, and I've been experimenting with monoprinting bubble wrap (I love bubble wrap) and I like the visual reminder, particularly on the Sea Life images, of the hazard that plastic presents to the natural world. Plastic waste in our oceans and on land is an environmental issue I value the opportunity to bring awareness to. And continuing with my work using maps, there are 'Map Animals' in the animal silhouette series too! Map Animals Collection
Spirit Bear, of Foxglove coloured Dropcloth	Leaping Buck on Green Dropcloth
Autumn 2021 Drop cloth collages of Autumn Trees. I'm experimenting with more drop cloth collage art, this time exploring shapes and colours of autumn trees.

Maps I've started to explore collages made incorporating old road maps. As a motorcyclist I have a loving fondness for maps, but as many people switch their navigation to digital devices, paper maps aren't as popular any more. So I put out a request to my motorcycling friends for their used and worn old maps, and this is the resulting artwork.

There are 'Map Animals' in the animal silhouette series too! Map Animals Collection Trees continue to populate my artwork, particularly in autumn, a season rich with colours and scents I really enjoy.

Logs on a beach This collage of three 'logs' made of painted and recycled paper, threaded through black paper background and mounted on corrugated cardboard was inspired by logs on a west coast island beach, the spine of the island outlined by the shape of the top of the piece. Using recycled cardboard and paper to honour trees in art seems to me to be very appropriate.
Collages with Marbeled paper Creating marbled paper is a fun process, and the amazing organic looking patterns you can create are endlessly variable. Mono prints of other types, with different kinds of paints are something I'm enjoying exploring and experimenting with. I started exploring collages partly to justify making more marbled paper, that's how much fun it is!	marbelled paper and mono-printed papers
Artwork: Cards - Drawings - Mixed Media - Collages - New Work - Paintings
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