Howdy and Welcome to Texas Drawl Co.
One of the most memorable parts of my childhood was visiting my grandparents house and standing in front of my grandpa's western oil paintings. Since I was a child, there was always a pull towards the American West. The wildlife, vast landscapes, and the people who have called it home are things I could never seem to lose interest in. Growing up in Central Texas, I was surrounded by a culture that only deepened that connection. I always carried a sketchbook with me, and almost every day at lunch in elementary school I would bring a pencil and a piece of paper. As I grew as an artist, I began to turn to my grandpa's western art as inspiration. Since then, my goal as an artist is to tell the stories of not just the American West, but the Texas Hill Country. The Hill Country has a feeling that is unlike anywhere else in the world. That feeling is what I try to replicate in my work, and hoping to share it with you. My ambition for creating art is not just to draw cowboys and animals, but to capture a feeling found nowhere else but out West. Behind each artwork is one question: "How do I create something that represents the people, culture, and land of Texas and the West?" Today, I'm a student at the University of Texas studying Studio Art and Entrepreneurship, while continuing to build Texas Drawl Co.
Thank you for supporting my art.
Hook 'Em,
-Drew