Andrea Broyles - Home & Studio

I had seen a piece on Artist Andrea Broyles in THE Magazine last fall and was intrigued. So when I bumped into her having afternoon tea at the Chocolate Maven, one thing led to another and she invited me to see her home and studio.  Andrea  and screenwriter husband William -   Apollo 13  Polar Express  Cast Away - and their three children  moved to Santa Fe  four-years ago from Jackson Hole.  Their spacious home is filled with two dogs, three snakes (all in cages) and lots of Andrea's art. Take a peek.

Photos and Text by C. Whitney-Ward

Just as you step in the front door...

William is an avid collector of vintage photography.

And their library is a stunner.

Pooch #1 - Finnegan -   a very gentle Irish Wolfhound

Pooch #2 - Chico

A N D R E A ' S   S T U D I O

Andrea is an abstract figurative painter but she also sculpts - moving from one medium to the other when "she gets stuck." Her studio - a converted double garage  is  filled with light and a long wall serves as her easel,  holding paintings, both finished and in progress.

She's currently working on a series of paintings - Fire & Ice - for an upcoming Santa Fe show. May - Downtown Subscription.

Below is a commissioned sculptural garden piece  that will rest on a pedestal and invite the viewer to walk around to read the message.

Another artistic endeavor has a bit more celebrity. When she first met William, she presented him with one of her prints - wings encircled by three rings. Years later she painted this same image on the Fed Ex box that appeared in the movie Cast Away with Tom Hanks.

A N D R E A  B R O Y L E S

www.andreabroyles.com

Cody Hooper - Abstract Explosions of Color

Y O U N G    T A L E N T E D   &   G O I N G   P L A C E S

Photos & Text by C. Whitney-Ward

When I walked into CODY HOOPER'S studio it was neat as a pin. No splashes of paint on the floor. No canvases placed willy nilly against walls. And no easel anywhere in sight, just a long table set in the middle of the room to catch the light.  "I guess I shouldn't have cleaned," quipped Cody with a slow smile, realizing that maybe I needed to see a bit of artistic clutter. Nope. All I needed to see was his work, which drew me in with its color,  movement and passionate surfaces.

Cody is self-taught, only beginning to paint professionally two years ago - first in watercolor and then in acrylics.  He  moved to Santa Fe from his home state of Texas last year and is already immersed in Santa Fe's diverse artistic community. He found a gallery -   MCLARRY MODERN on Canyon Road - and is in the throes of preparing for a solo show in July.

He paints on a flat surface because it gives him a different perspective than an easel and more freedom of movement. When he's almost finished, he hangs the painting on a wall to do touch ups and focus on small sections.

What I love about Cody's work are the textural stories within each painting that draw you in, compelling you to experience more.

All of his paintings, says Cody, are based on nature - flowing natural movements, texture and colors - something he learned from painting in watercolor.

Three paintings above are at McLarry Modern

C O D Y   H O O P E R

512.698.7107

www.codyhooperart.com