#andyallen

[mssteakhouse]

Here we go! Our first household is two roommates called Gem and Andy.

Gem McGee | YA | Wellness Center Owner

Brindleton Native

Speaks Simlish

Loves nectar tasting!

Gem is a lil snobby health nut who owns a wellness center in the area: Gem Health Club. She gives therapeutical massages, offers fitness training, and does yoga routines daily. Her dream business though is not doing very well; she fears that she might need to let the property go. To earn some time to improve her business, she decided to get a roommate to support her living costs: Andy.

Andy Allen | YA | Freelance Photographer

Brindleton Native

Speaks Simlish

Runs a literature club!

Andy is an aspiring photographer trying to become famous and move to the big city! He is a chatty charmer with a big passion for reading as well. Gem has been helping Andy as a model for his shoots and making some extra money on the side. Andy has been slowly growing feelings for her but keeping it a secret. Will he be able to overcome his feelings or give up his dream of making it to San Myshuno? 

[mssteakhouse]

Andy: *shows off photos*

Gem: That’s not me Andy.

[mssteakhouse]

Andy has an idea! Since he also needs a model for his daily gigs, why don’t Gem pose for him and use the extra cash to pay her bills? She’s onboard with this deal and can’t wait to see how the photos will turn out!

[Continues]

[mssteakhouse]

Andy’s moving in day!

Gem: This guy seems like a doofus...

[art-now-uk]

After Bomford, Andy Allen

‘After Bomford’ is part of a larger series of paintings based on the Metro air vents around Prague. These large and unusual structures pop up in areas of the city; all completely different in design but are in essence the same functional structures. Despite living and working in Prague, and visiting each of the vents several times, these works are painted from the black and white photographs of Cedric Bomford. This allows another level of distortion and invention to take place. The works also use Graffiti as a visual trigger; this ‘low art’ is then repackaged in the context of Oil Painting. The harsh shadows and distinctive shapes of the structure jostle with the sickly sweet background leaving the viewer with a jarring and otherworldly image. This work is an experiment in the viewer’s perception, lots of strong visual triggers jostle. The strong vertical lines, the text and the silhouette all scream for the viewer’s attention. **This Painting is Artist quality Oils and 12oz cotton duck canvas, stretched with traditional glue size over a hand made pine stretcher bar

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-After-Bomford/672306/2648041/view

[art-now-uk]

Drone, Andy Allen

'I have never seen a painting of a drone' also a relatively new and contentious development in our culture. Essentially a piece of military hardware, now readily available to a desensitised public. Fears of privacy and surveillance contend with the exciting new possibilities presented by these machines. The large-scale drone painting is a simple juxtaposition between painterly approaches, which gives the piece a striking rhythm. It references the tropes of photography however maintains a material presence. **This Painting is Artist quality Oils on Acrylic primed Linen, stretched over a Pine stretcher bar. Finished with a traditional hand made Damar Varnish

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Drone/672306/4127124/view

[art-now-uk]

The Observer, Andy Allen

Purchased by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Currently in Chatsworth House

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-The-Observer/672306/1924750/view

[art-now-uk]

Pinewood, Andy Allen

A proposition between the internal and external environment’, the work attempts to explore and comment upon the boundaries, or lack of, which separate man and nature, questioning the relationship between these spaces. Hyper-modern, designer interiors were chosen as subject matter: due to their open plan, fluidity of space. These environments meet with nature blurring the borders of these two territories, questioning their purpose and examining the displacement which is ‘nature within man’ and vice versa. The work attempts to create a sense of space with a strong perspective in order to engage with the viewer, inviting them into the work and placing them within the discordant environment to contemplate this dialogue.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Pinewood/672306/1924851/view