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 Originally from
New York, Paul Andrus, now a resident of Arizona has studied art in both the
U.S. and Europe.Trained by the Navy as an illustrator, he went on to study painting in Paris, Copenhagen, New York, and Chicago, acquiring three Master's degrees in Art in the process. The last degree, he obtained from Northwestern University in Chicago. He has exhibited in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His paintings and pastels have been published in the U.S. by Northlight Books and in England by Quattro Press. A Master Pastelist, he was a founding member of the Michigan Pastel Association and a member of the Oil Pastel Assoc. of America, the Degas Pastel Society and others. He has numerous awards for artistic excellence. He is currently a professor of art at the University of Advancing Technologies, and Mesa Community College. "Landscapes and cityscapes have always been of keen interest to me. Growing up in around New York City, I was constantly surrounded by concrete and steel. However, the complex compositions from these man-made landscapes made their impression on me. It was only when my father took me camping did I realize the magnificence of nature's landscapes. I knew that I had to experience all that could, so I joined the Navy. Afterwards, I went to college and studied abroad  at the University of Paris,
The École des Beaux-Arts, and the Royal Academy. In Paris, I studied
the great Impressionist painters and learned that they students of nature, color,
and light, trying to catch 'a moment in time'. While studying in Chicago with
Ed Paschke, I learned about the electric intensity of color. Color makes the
canvas come alive with mystery and beauty. This is what I try to accomplish
with my work."
Paul Andrus |