Widlund Gallery | Down by the River by Andy Mitchell

About this event

Tuesday, June 24 - Saturday, August 2

Reception: Friday, June 27 | 5-7 PM 

Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Sat, 12:00 - 4:00 PM | additional hours by appointment

Artist’s Statement: This show brings together a group of paintings made over the last four years. There isn’t one unifying theme — the pieces were created at different times, in different moods and locations. 

Much of the work leans into abstraction, often using bright colors, simple geometry, and fragments of human figures or street scenes. Some are based on observation; others come from memory or imagination. They don’t follow a system or theory. They’re just what came out.

The title, Down by the River, came from a couple places. I used to live in a van (inspired by a book I read called Walden on Wheels by Ken Ilgunas) for about two years while attending the Fashion Institute of Technology, and people would constantly quote the Chris Farley sketch at me — “living in a van down by the river.” When I think of North Creek, I think of the raft guides spending their days "down by the river". Plus, the Neil Young song of the same name is pretty groovy. 

I hope people come by, take a look, and spend a little time with the work.

Andy Mitchell

Andy Mitchell is an artist and muralist originally from Elizabethtown, NY who spent time in NYC and Savannah, GA where he began selling paintings in Forsyth Park. With a varied style, some pieces portray strangers and friends, and places he's been, into detailed street scenes while other works are more aesthetic and abstract, using saturated colors and multiple light sources. In the past year, he has

completed two large scale murals, his largest projects to date. Andy has had solo shows in Savannah, GA, Clifton Park, NY, Whallonsburg, NY and most recently in Saranac Lake, NY. For information on paintings, murals and commissions contact @AndyMitchellArt on Instagram or send an email to AndyMitchellArt@gmail.com