​Andy Finlay is a British artist known for textured white oil paintings and his use of cement, gold and ink.

 

"I see myself primarily as a painter, but I don't restrict myself solely to painting.

 

You'll find a lot of textured white oil paint in my work, often accented with cement powder, gold leaf, metallic mediums, ink and found items. ​Hand making everything from stretcher frames right though to framing wherever possible gives me the flexibility to produce individual pieces that are exaclty suited to the subject or project.

 

Growing up I lived behind the iconic big blue gasometer on the industrial site of Southall Gasworks, where my grandfather and great-grandfather had both worked. It dominated the view from my childhood bedroom window, which might explain why industrial buildings and huge skyscrapers have always held a slightly fearful fascination for me and influences much of my work. Now, living in Derbyshire near the Peak District I have a much greener environment around me is now having an effect on what I paint. 

 

The interactions with our environments - rural, industrial and digital - are what inspire me and drive me to pick up my brushes. It's the way these environments gradually influence us by informing, distracting, coerceing or shaping our conscious and subconscious behaviours. Are we better or worse for these interactions and their effects on us?"​​​​