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Eventide, oil on canvas, 30 x 40"Andy
Eccleshall
G
rowing up in the U.K. and now living
in the Pacifi c Northwest, artist Andy
Eccleshall has always been surrounded
and fascinated by the atmosphere. “Very
often it’s quite wet! But through my expe-
riences in the misty lowlands of my home
town in England and the misty highlands
of Washington state, I’ve developed a
respect and appreciation for subtlety,” he
says. “A lot of my work is tonal. I like to try
to capture mood and atmosphere. I want
to place the viewer in my shoes, at the
scene. When I paint I try to capture the
feeling of the place, the coolness of the air,
the warmth of the sun, the excitement of
light and contrast.”
Eccleshall says people often tell him they
can “feel the weather” when they look at
one of his paintings, and that’s exactly what
he is trying to achieve. His most recent
exhibition consisted of eight paintings
based on observations of the beaches at La
Push and Rialto, Washington. “This area is
rugged and wild with raging surf, roaring
wind and massive driftwood,” he explains.
“The moisture-fi lled air creates fantastic
atmospheric perspective and a subtle light,
cooling and restricting the palette.”
Not all of Eccleshall’s work is so subtle,
as he's also obsessed with capturing thesky. He elaborates, “Many of my canvases
are quite large and feature no landscape at
all. In studying the formation and move-
ment of clouds, I fi nd the delicate changes
in tone and the constantly changing
balance of light and dark enthralling. In
my landscapes I like to keep the horizon
line low in the composition, drawing the
viewer’s focus to the sky.”
Eccleshall is represented by Cole
Gallery in Edmonds, Washington; Smith &
Vallee Gallery, Edison, Washington; MaryWilliams Fine Arts in Boulder, Colorado;
and Concetta D. Gallery, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.Want to See More?
(206) 579-3211
http://www.andyeccleshall.com/andyeccleshallartist@andyeccleshallRialto, oil on canvas, 20 x 30" Rathtrevor, oil on canvas, 36 x 48"