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Biography

I am Andrea D'Avignon Brown of Austin, Texas where I am working as a freelance artist.  My work focuses on live subjects, and includes figurative acrylic paintings and pastel drawings.  Due to the combination of my own interest in the human form and the figurative works of Phillip Pearlstein, Edgar Degas and Henri Matisse, in addition to my fascination with organic, undulating shapes and lines like those of Georgia O'Keeffe and Gustav Klimt, my work is a compilation of lively shapes and dancing lines rich in color.
 
Although it was not my plan from the beginning, most currently my work has evolved into animal paintings.  I have continued to use the same style as in my figurative pieces, only changing the subject from human to animal.  I do a great deal of  commissioned work, lately consisting of requests for paintings of beloved pets.  I love creating custom pieces for people and hope to grow my love for life and art into a business that can bring a little extra happiness to the lives of others. 
 
I was born in 1977 in Muskegon, Michigan but moved to The Woodlands, Texas with my family in 1981.  I had a wonderful childhood growing up in Texas, and in 1996 I graduated from McCullough High School.  I attended Sam Houston State University for 2 years, then moved to Dallas in 1998 where I lived for almost five years before finally settling here in Austin in December 2002. 
 
From as early as kindergarten, I remember my love for art, and would create drawings and paintings any opportunity that came along.  In middle school, I received a scholarship and studied art at The Glassell School of Art in Houston.  I began my formal pursuit of art when I entered the College of Fine Arts at The University of North Texas in 1998.  There I studied painting, drawing and art history until I transferred to Texas State University in 2002.  At Texas State, I continued my studies and completed my senior thesis in drawing.  I was a featured artist in the Senior Group Exhibition, Bring It On, where one of my pieces was selected to promote the show's opening and was displayed on the university's website homepage.  
 
Since graduating in May 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art, I have continued drawing and painting on my own and have also done a lot of commissioned work.  I also designed and created promotional marketing as well as in-house visuals for Chili's Grill & Bar and Chuy's Hula Hut in Austin.  I was a featured artist in an art and fashion show in Austin, Le Chic Groove, in August 2005 where I was able to gain some exposure. 
 
Currently, I am beginning to grow a business out of my talent through selling my art and doing commissioned work.  I launched my own website in January 2008, and I will continue the exploration of my work and of myself through more painting and studying on my own.  I am looking forward to the growth of my talent into a business.

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