Synergia: Nordland Forest Bark

oil on canvas, 36 x 24", 2026, $1800

Synergia series inspired by the symbiotic nature of lichen living in community.

My art chronicles atmospheric rhythms, luminous patterns, and the symbiotic nature of community. Symbiotica refers to the symbiotic relationship between algae and fungus which form lichen. Microscopic beauty thriving in community.
In my Synergia painting series, I’m compelled to express the profound symbiotic relationship that I feel is missing in our human world, which has been expressed for eons in the micro-world of lichen.
Might lichen teach us about an imaginable un-hierarchical world of peace and beauty? Could we humans dare to turn our darkness into an epiphany? Can we venture into a world where we live together and find solutions to harmonize with each other and our planet?

Andrea grew up in Los Angeles. After many adventures she arrived in the Northwest where nature has informed her work. When she moved from the water’s edge to the forest, the transition changed the focus of her art from light glinting on water, to the minutiae of the forest floor.
Her awards include: King County Arts Commission, Art Port Townsend and Helena Rubenstein Foundation. Lawson’s Public Art, Brain Beauty, Beauty Brain is installed in the Camano Island Library. She lives and creates art on Marrowstone Island, Washington.