Born into a long line of artists, designers, and architects, Andrew Faulkner’s paintings fuse the structural sensibilities of his architect father with the bold, often riotous color sense of his interior designer mother. His unique ability to define space with color and value can be traced back to his studies at Trinity College with colorist George Chapman, a student of Joseph Albers, where he first learned the art of creating atmosphere through color.

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With a focus on abstract landscapes and architectural interiors, his art is influenced by the vibrant colors of my Northern California surroundings. Many of his landscapes use what he callsl an “invented color space” where color is used to break up the composition and achieve a sense of depth and atmosphere that can be open to the interpretation of the viewer. ​

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After a successful 30-year career in graphic design, Faulkner made the leap to pursue painting full-time, jokingly describing it as getting a “real job.” His work now embodies a balance between abstract forms and emotional depth, blending his design expertise with a painter’s sensitivity to light, space, and mood. His pieces have been featured in galleries across the U.S. and are part of notable private collections and public spaces, including several commissioned works at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco.

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As a child he celebrated coloring outside the lines. Those loose imperfect marks define his gestural painting style to this day. If painting were religion he would be praying to the saints: Matisse, Diebenkorn and Hockney.