Art: Drawings, Paintings, Collages, Cards, Mixed Media

by Andrea Goodman

Let's pause together and remember: I'm lying in the grass, and so are you. Can you feel it? Maybe it's that soft, dewy morning grass between your fingers, releasing its sweet earth-scent, or perhaps it's sun-warmed and bristly, crackling with late summer dryness against your back. I'm sitting with you on that fallen mossy log in the forest, breathing in the green stillness, and we're both dipping our feet in that crystal-clear stream, feeling smooth river stones massage our soles. These aren't just memories – they're the living connections we share with our natural world.

When I experience these moments, my artist's mind bubbles with excitement – I'm like a delighted child with a new box of crayons, eager to capture every sensation. I still feel that pure joy of discovering how yellow and blue swirl together to make the perfect sky, that thrill of collecting every shade of green in my mental paintbox. Each texture and pattern is an invitation to play, to explore, to share the wonder. While some might call my work Abstract Conceptual Minimalism, I prefer 'whimsical bohemian doodlish' – it better captures this spirit of joyful exploration.

Through my art, I'm reaching out to touch those memories we all carry, hoping to reawaken that profound connection with nature that lives in each of us. Because when we share these moments of wonder, when we see the magic in every blade of grass and passing cloud, we become better guardians of this precious world we share.

This is the gift I hope my art brings to you – a reminder of your own beautiful moments in nature, and an invitation to create more.

Mixed Media Photograph

Red Pawn: casts a long shadow

This piece started as one thing, got abandoned, another component was built and not used... the bits and pieces of this artwork came together to tell a story, in the form of a photograph. I don't list photography amongst my skills for a reason, it's just part of the provenance of this piece that it came together from unlikely accidents.

Autumn

Pond in Autumn Series

Autumn colours fascinate me, and I usually paint treed landscapes in autumn, but this year I started to look for autumn colours in other places, and noticed leaves drifting on the river and in ponds. The interaction of the water in the pond with the leaves landing or drifint captured my attention. And while I was walking along an estuary, watching the ducks landing, I noticed other disturbances to the mirror smooth surface of the water. This series is about the interaction between autumn leaves and water, a closer look at the landscape. It's also about sharing my experience gazing at very still water, a peaceful moment in the general business of blustery, rainy autumn weather. There are only two ponds in this series, but you can see more paintings here: Paintings Page.

Summer

Quilt Collage Series

Inspired by the quilts made by my great grandmother, and by the collective and collaborative work of early quilt makers; by both the early industrial processing of cotton into fabric and the recycling and reuse of fabrics through the quilt making craft. Quilts speak to me in so many ways. With this series of paper collages using recycled and painted papers I explore the craft and meanings of quilts.

This series is still in the works, but you can see a few more examples on the Collage page.

Spring

Oak and Three Pines, Tree Silhouettes by Andrea Goodman

Silhouettes of Trees

The Silhouette Series expands to include Trees. The Silhouette series was originally a celebration of the creatures of Canada, but it has expanded to include trees as well. A landscape for the creatures to roam.

There are also new Collages for Spring - the Orchard in Bloom series of 4 collages; you can see them on the Collage page, and prints are available on Saatchi too.

Winter

A Tribute to the Mother Tree, a series of three paper collages by Andrea Goodman

A new series of collages, called A Tribute to the Mother Tree, inspired by Suzanne Simards book "Finding the Mother Tree" and my own love of the trees I live amongst.

Paper collage is much slower than painting, but despite the challenges to my admitedly somewhat limited patience, I find the process of combining coloured papers in different ways to be very satisfying, and I've described a bit more about my collage creation process here: Collage Process Notes

This is a series of three collages, and prints are available in my Saatchi Gallery

Animal Silhouette Series

Doe of the textures of Trees, pen and ink drawing by Andrea Goodman - prints available on Saatch art

Prints of my 'Animal Silhouette' Series are now available through Saatchi Art Gallery: https://www.saatchiart.com/andreagoodman

Artwork

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Contact Andrea by Email: andrea@andreagoodman.ca

Creativity flows from connection to place. With gratitude and respect, I acknowledge that the colors, textures, and inspirations in my art are nurtured on the unceded traditional territories of the Hul'q'umi'num and SENCOTEN speaking peoples. Their generations of stewardship have shaped these lands that now shape my artistic vision. I'm committed to honoring this connection through both my creative practice and ongoing learning.

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