Tobiishi

The artist

Austin, Texas-based painter Andrea Pramuk creates organic abstractions by incorporating paint pouring techniques with image lift and transfer and delicate brush work. By responding to the patterns that naturally occur during the evaporative painting process, a complex universal language is not only revealed, but easy to understand, presenting itself as naturally as breathing. Andrea is interested in and studies many branches of science, philosophy, and metaphysics. For inspiration, she takes daily walks, being purely present with the surroundings she happens to be in at the moment. Originally from Baton Rouge, Andrea moved to Austin in 1991 to attend the MFA Program at UT. She first worked in the Austin Public Library system and then pursued a marketing career in art materials before shifting full time to professional artist. She converted the solarium in her home in Southwest Austin into an art studio and workspace that she shares with her musical partner John Orr Franklin (The Distant Symphony) and calico studio assistant M. Grace. Andrea spends any free time caring for her father, volunteering with a local animal rescue group and growing tomatoes and orchids.