Artworks by Andrew Reid Wildman

I began painting around fifteen years ago, learning, discovering  as I went. Today, I live in France — a country that excites and inspires me every day. My work is rooted in photography; it’s where my sense of realism begins. From there, I build acrylic paintings through a meticulous process of overlaying, layering colours and forms until the image takes on a quality of joyful naivety. This is how I see and experience the world — through light, colour, and quiet observation. I’m drawn to urban scenes, especially moments when the city falls silent — early morning, or late evening — when I can inhabit it alone. These moments allow me to slow down and savour details: the hue of a wall against the sky, the way light catches a forgotten corner, the textures that give a building its soul. I also love to capture people in unexpected moments — those unguarded flashes of humanity that say more than any pose ever could. My inspiration comes from the city itself: its shadows and secret places, its tension between danger and delight, its layers of history and memory.