Andrew Hollimon
Andrew (Andy) Hollimon, hereafter Ana`Alu, creates and develops from the same artistic creative vision and mission. Ana`Alu develops with a personal devotion reaching the eye as a portal to individual sensory perception which in turn generates interest as the foundation for piquing consumer interest. He creates with a methodology that embodies detail, unfiltered and unrestricted use of color, focused like a novel theme with visuals that deliver a message often delineated via the title of the piece. A personal mission is to capture an audience, entertain with visuals and offer a visual reward to any viewer who views the piece in close proximity. “Wow, as I look closer I didn’t see that from a few feet away!”
Ana`alu isn’t a specialty or theme artists. From vibrant geometric abstraction ,wildlife pieces, to landscape scenes, moonscapes and much more frequent real-life Realism storied pieces, he employs. Oil colors, acrylic gesso, modeling paste are the tools of his craft.
Ana`alu wasn’t fortunate in life to have derived the benefit of didactic lessons in art development; in fact, he has never experienced an art lesson. He often refers to himself as a “painter” who develops pieces of art, vs. an actual “artist.” He often responds to questions about being self-taught with, “I consider it a gift.”
Ana`Alu’s background post high school includes military service, post-secondary education through graduate school (MBA), 38 years Human Resources Management Fortune 250 Corporations and seven years college level Business Administration instruction culminating in 2 years as Business Administration Chair, Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts (Siba).
Ana`alu is a recent immigrant to South Florida from the US Midwest. He creates within the domain of s personal credo: Our vision is a portal to all sensory perception.
His ultimate desire is for his work to make a viewer pause and discern …. And possibly leave with a viewer smile.
“The hammer hits the nail that stands out and art lives when it is seen.”
