"Andy began painting watercolors in the mid 1990's, is largely self-taught, and has studied with such well-known watercolorists as Skip Lawrence, Eric Weigardt, and Alvaro Castagnet. He served as President of the Minnesota Watercolor Society from 2004-2006 and teaches workshops around the United States.

  His paintings have appeared on the cover of American Artist's Watercolor magazine and in International Artist, Watercolor Artist, Plein Air and American Art Collector magazines. His award-winning paintings are in collections on 4 continents. He was awarded the Bronze Medal of Honor at the 2012 American Watercolor Society Exhibition and was just elected a signature member of the prestigious Plein-Air Painters of America."