Andy Cheese graduated from Ravensbourne College with a degree in Fine Art, realising that he knew so little in the ways of the world and his chosen specialism - sculpture.

He decided to ring round all the artists in the yellow pages and asked if he could work for them. A very generous sculptor called John Ravera (ex President of the Royal Society of British Sculptors) gave him a chance and he learnt a lot from him in a short period of time. He then moved on to a company producing museum dioramas in Woking - another steep learning curve!

Andy later moved to the workshop of Philip Jackson F.R.B.S. working on various large scale projects from around the world. Whilst working for the company he was given the chance to scale up three life size sculptures in clay for the studio.

Andy now spends his time working as an art teacher at Bedales School and producing his own artwork.

He has recently completed a number of commissions ranging from large public art sculpture to smaller garden pieces, of which the most enjoyable was a piece of large scale work commissioned for his town of Petersfield in Hampshire. They wanted a 'rural themed' sculpture and he looked to his late father–in-law in Arnhem, Holland, for inspiration.

One of Andy's major successes has been to auction his sculpture of Bellerophon and Pegasus for the British Legion.

"I use a broad range of materials, including stone, resin, wood, steel and plaster. Most of my pieces are based around the human figure, or drawn from nature. These are subjects I find intensely interesting, as the varieties of form and texture are infinite. I often use the suggestion of movement in my work, as I feel that this gives the sculpture more 'life' and helps to engage the viewer. I have studied the movement of everything from dancers to kinetic machines, and used them to give me inspiration."

Feel free to browse Andy's website, including his portfolio. If there's something you like then why not contact him?