About

American artist Joe Andoe was born in 1955 grew up outside Tulsa, where the
city becomes the countryside. He draws a great deal of inspiration from this duality,
which he has described as “enjoying two different worlds.”
His art generally centers on animal themes, focusing on the flora and fauna of
the Great Plains. This theme of the American wilderness can also be seen as a social
critique of a world that is disappearing due to urbanization and overconsumption.
Andoe likes working in series, and the grainy appearance and sometimes dark
tones of his paintings evoke the atmosphere of old silver …