Andrea Kemp

“For me painting is a way to communicate what words cannot.  Through a single frame a story is told, with lingering questions hanging and possible scenarios left for the viewer’s own interpretation.  This is one of the many reasons why painting is so unique.  Like a good poem, it has few opportunities to reach its audience in ways that can leave a strong lasting impression. My paintings imagery can range from strong to soft depending on what kind of emotion I want to have as an underlying tone.   Sometimes their stories are clear and other times they are more ambiguous.  Their content does not always carry its story line; instead I try and utilize the language of the paint.  When manipulated well it can bend the lines of what is reality and what could be illusion, creating a world with boundless limitations.”

Andrea was born and raised in the roaring fork valley where she first began her formal art training.  During her formative years she studied in various institutions and through private mentorship. After completing her training she returned to Colorado and currently resides in Golden CO, with her family.