Andras J. Bality is a fine artist painter living in Richmond, Virginia. He received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986, post graduate studies at the Cyprus College of Art, 1987. His works are in many public and private collections throughout the United States, including: the Federal Reserve Bank, Markel Corp., UVA Children’s Hospital, MCV, and the Jersey Shore Medical Center. He has received The Pollak Prize in painting and a VMFA professional grant in painting.
Works by Andras Bality
Leaving Monhegan, 10 x 12in - $1,300
The Swan, 24 x 30in - $3,600
Echo Lake w/ Paddlers, 10 x 12in - $1,300
The Red House, 24 x 30in - $3,600
Outlook, 24 x 30in - $3,600
Monhegan Lighthouse, 24 x 30in - $3,600
Polo II, 8 x 12in - $900
Breanne, 20 x 16in - $2,100
• Bhudevi's Secret Garden - SOLD
• Goats of Manana - SOLD
• Path to Swim Beach - SOLD
• Monhegan Fishing Boat - SOLD
• Rowers at Lake Anna - SOLD
• Fast Approaching Storm - SOLD
• Nimrod Night - SOLD
Artist’s Statement
The search for beauty, truth and the universality of being human, (as long as one stays open, curious and positive) inevitably leads to a silver lining. Through the act of trying to make good paintings, which involves an idea and enough familiarity with the materials at hand to be able to bring the materials into a visually compelling state of being determines whether I succeeded or not.
Joseph Campbell said that the artist/painter is an alchemist. Observing something closely, getting down to its essence and then re-presenting the idea, turning it into gold, giving the viewer a possible path to get through a moment, a day, possibly a life.
I am drawn to the little things. “Life is every breath, every cup of tea, every flower.”
Photo by Kim Frost Photography
Q&A w/ Andras
Read more from artist Andras Bality - what inspires his work, his thoughts on his series of Maine paintings, and more on his artist Q&A.