As I Lay Me Down To Fall Asleep

INSIDE ISSUE 53 // “Andrew’s paintings can be interpreted through the lens of climate change. Our real-world sensibilities remind us that Andrew’s glaciers are slowly melting... We know that our collective human actions are impacting our environment and causing climate change. The magnificent creatures in Andrew’s paintings are all under threat from unseen human forces that they would not comprehend... When pandas pop up in the middle of the ocean, there can be no denying that their habitat has been altered. The imagery is non-literal but metaphors never are, and the message is blunt. The elephant in the room is that we are the culprits. The irony is that we inhabit this planet too and we’re also doing it to ourselves. We are part of the symbiotic relationship but as a species we’re not living up to our side of the bargain."

Read about @andrewhopgoodart and his work in the June issue of Beautiful Bizarre art magazine, in an essay by @the_original_lb.

Misty Morning

albuquerque, n. mex. june 2026