In this episode, I visit Andrew McLeod at his home and studio in Whanganui.

Andrews holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland.

He is now over 27 years into his practice, and his work is held in numerous public and private collections, including The Fletcher Collection, The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, The Chartwell Collection, The National Gallery of Victoria, The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and The Arts House Trust. He has been the recipient of art prizes and residencies, including the Tylee Cottage residency in Whanganui.

Andrew is represented by Robert Heald Gallery in Wellington Te Whanganui a Tara and Ivan Anthony Gallery in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

There are images of the paintings that we talk about on The Good Oil Andrew McLeod Instagram Post for your reference.

This episode turns out to be, for me at least and I hope you, an excellent lesson in art history and how to look at paintings, both of which are Andrew actually talking about his practice. Although you’ll also hear him talk about being Gen X, and as a result what he’s not afraid of in painting, a want for his next painting to always be his best, how he views paintings as an arrangement of attention and a frozen choreography of brush strokes and how a key aspect of his job is to work in the visual subconscious world we all populate.

Please note, if your’re listening with children or a priest present, Andrews enthusiasm in the interview leads to some occasional colourful language.