Andrew Read Artist

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26/05/2026

What a relief! Very welcome rain to cool me down. Hard to do art in this weather.

18/05/2026

Getting ready for a new commission meant finally facing the state of my old brushes.

Some of them were completely stiff with dried oil and acrylic paint.

I tried The Masters Brush Cleaner for the first time and honestly… it’s pretty impressive. I’ve now gone through my entire brush collection with it.

There’s something strangely satisfying about bringing old tools back to life before starting a new painting.

Process note: old oil and acrylic paint, warm water, brush soap, patience.

11/05/2026

I send occasional emails about new paintings, studio updates, process videos, exhibitions, and the slightly chaotic process of trying to build a creative life around art and voiceover work.

No spam. No constant selling. Just thoughtful updates whenever there’s genuinely something worth sharing.

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I’m planning to send an update out later this week, so now’s a good time to join if you’d like to follow along.

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10/05/2026

“I’m as tall as you, Mummy,” she said.

That sentence became the title of this painting.

Hayley commissioned the piece from a family day out at Chesterton Windmill, where her daughter climbed onto a wall, leaned into her mum, and proudly announced she was finally as tall as her.

I’m increasingly drawn to these ordinary moments that quietly become important later. The small things that don’t seem significant at the time, but somehow stay with us.

This painting wasn’t really about the windmill. It was about that feeling. A child measuring herself against someone she loves.

Thankfully, Hayley loved the finished piece.

If you’d ever like me to create a painting based on a memory, photograph, or moment that matters to you, feel free to message me here or through my website; https://andrewdread.com/

Process note: graphite sketch, acrylic layers on stretched canvas.

Woke up this morning thinking I must get another good session in for the painting I’ve been working on (more on that whe...
27/04/2026

Woke up this morning thinking I must get another good session in for the painting I’ve been working on (more on that when I can).

Promptly spent 4 hours;

- sorting clothes
- Starting a mini campaign to get the local council to install a pedestrian crossing on a a dangerous road (particularly for disabled people)
- Contacted the dentist about the feasibility of NHS root canal treatment (best of luck with that - jeez and private is soooo expensive)
- Pegged up my liquitex acrylic paints
- Oh and posted on social media about the above.

🎶I am the procrastinator, twisted procrastinator…🎶

Any ideas for more ways I can procrastinate?

On the plus side, I’ve done all that - and my acrylics are much easier to see now.

The look that says everything without saying anything.We were on a train after a friend’s 50th. Tired, slightly wired, s...
21/04/2026

The look that says everything without saying anything.

We were on a train after a friend’s 50th. Tired, slightly wired, somewhere between conversation and silence. And Leigh just pulled this expression for a moment.

It felt very her. Observant. Wry. Already halfway to turning it into something creative.

I wanted to hold onto that.

If you’re new here, I’m Andrew Read. I’m an artist losing my sight, using art to hold onto memory.

Process note: graphite on paper

A commission came in this week.Half of it has already gone on materials.That part feels just as good.
18/04/2026

A commission came in this week.

Half of it has already gone on materials.

That part feels just as good.

15/04/2026

Losing eyesight changes small things first.

Bumping into stuff.
Missing details you used to take for granted.

I’ve been thinking a lot about memory.
What stays, what fades, what matters enough to hold onto.

A lot of my drawings now come from moments I don’t want to lose.
Photos I took without thinking at the time.
Now they feel different.

This is me trying to make sense of that.
And maybe hold onto a few things a bit longer.

If you’re new here, I’m Andrew Read. I’m an artist losing my sight, using art to hold onto memory.

07/04/2026

I miss cycling.

It wasn’t just the exercise. It was the freedom. Long rides, often on my own. Country lanes, fresh air, stopping to pick blackberries.

Losing your sight isn’t one moment. It’s a series of small milestones.

And one of mine was realising I should probably stop cycling.

I could still do it. But I know it would be a risk. Not just to me.

So I’ve stopped.

And as the weather gets better, I feel it more.

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