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VI. Legacy Lore

Fishing Is Lousy in the Other World

"Fishing Is Lousy in the Other World" by Michael Andryc, a tribute to his father

Fishing Is Lousy in the Other World

Acrylic on masonitte, hand-framed

38"x26"

MY EARLIEST INFLUENCE was my father, Joseph Andryc, who was a florist by trade and an avid fisherman and storyteller. He shared with me his deep appreciation of artists, writers, and Native American history. My first introduction to art was in the Catholic church where, as a child, I was awe-stricken with its iconography and rituals.

  I often refer to my Polish ancestry in my artwork. One of my longest running series, “Selling My Own Grandmother,” features one of my Polish grandmothers, Anna Andryc. She serves as an archetype, the Baba Yaga in world cultures, a symbol of the strength, inherent power, and imagination of the Immigrant–American experience. I was fortunate to have a solo exhibition by that title at the American Center for Polish Culture in Washington, DC, in 1997. Her adventures – and misadventures – continue to touch upon the best and worst in the human condition. I am hopeful that her antics will bring joy and healing to a world seemingly gone awry.   -Michael Andryc

Grandma Anna Andryc
(187​6? - 1966)​

Michael Andryc as a child with godmother (left) and Grandma Anna (right)
"Andryc's Grandmother" by Michael Andryc - Legacy Lore
Slavic women gather inebriated birds for their dinner meal in the winter

Proto-Slavic
Bird-Gathering Ritual

Acrylic on masonite, framed

24"x30"

SOLD

Michael Andryc's father, Joseph, fishing in his factory town in Rhode Island

My Father Fishing for Trout in a Factory Town

Acrylic on canvas, 3 panels

62"x60"

NFS

Michael Andryc's mother, Adele, cooking for the ghost of the family cat, Puffy

Cooking for Puffy's Ghost

Acrylic on canvas

37"x29"

SOLD

 

Michael Andryc's grandmother looks to the past with a parody of Margaret Keane's big eyed figures

My Grandmother with Big Eyes (With Apologies to Margaret Keane)with Big Eyes 

Acrylic on canvas, gallery wrapped

16"x20"

Michael Andryc's grandmother at her passing with help from an angel

Say Goodby to Grandma

Acrylic on paper, custom framed

36"x28.5"

"Grandma and the Village (After Chagall) by Michael Andryc

Grandma and the Village 
(A Tribute to Chagall)

Acrylic on canvas, gallery wrapped

24"x20"

Self-Portrait on Wonder Bread, a spoof on babka bread

Self-Portrait on Babka Bread

Acrylic on gessoed Wonder Bread, framed

10"x10"

"The Sacred Heart of Grandma," acrylic on gourd by Michael Andryc

God Bless the Sacred Heart of Grandma

Acrylic on gourd 

on repurposed eucaliptis wreath

12"x8"x6"

SOLD

Grandma Andryc's Portrait on Wonder Bread, a spoof on babka bread

Babka Bread

Acrylic on gessoed Wonder Bread, framed

10"x10"

"My Grandmother Berating Gen. George Armstrong Custer" - social commentary and legacy lore

My Grandmother Berating General George Armstrong Custer

Acrylic on wood

30"x24"

"My Grandmother Trying To Convince the Dutch Masters that Smoking Is Bad for Their Health (After Rembrandt)" - Michael Andryc

My Grandmother Trying to Convince the Dutch Masters that Smoking Is Bad for their Health (After Rembrandt)

Acrylic on wood

14"x28.5"

"Modigliani Painting My Grandmother with a Plate of Pierogies" -Tribute, Homage, Legacy

Modigliani Painting a Picture 
of My Grandmother 
with a Plate of Pierogies

Acrylic on canvas, gallery wrapped

36"x24"

"Andryc's Grandmother (After Whistler)" - Legacy Lore

Andryc's Grandmother (After Whistler)

Acrylic on canvas, gallery wrapped

18"x24"

"My Grandmother Discovering America (It Was New To Her)" by Michael Andryc

My Grandmother Discovering America (It Was New to Her)

Acrylic on masonite custom framed

24"x18"

Michael Andryc, Legacy Lore

Andryc's Grandmother

Acrylic on paper, custom framed

8"x8"

SOLD

"My Grandmother with Ravens in Her Hair" by Michael Andryc - Legacy Lore

Grandma and the Ravens

Colored pencil on paper, unframed

11"x14.5"

"My Grandmother at Taos Pueblo" by Michael Andryc - Legacy Lore

My Grandmother at Taos Pueblo

Colored pencil on paper, framed

11"x14.5"

"My Grandmother Appalled" by Michael Andryc - Legacy Lore

My Grandmother, Appalled

Colored pencil on paper, unframed

11"x14.5"

"My Grandmother Walking on Water" by Michael Andryc - Legacy Lore

My Grandmother Walking on Water

Acrylic on paper,  framed

15"x11"

"The Apparition (Angel Babka Restoring Life... (After Chagall) by Michael Andryc

The Apparition (Angel Babka Restoring Life to My Friend and Companion, Precious, the Boston Terrier)- After Chagall

Acrylic on canvas, gallery wrapped

24"x30"

SOLD

"Angel Babka Holding Back the Flames" by Michael Andryc - Fire at Westside Studios, Santa Fe, NM

Angel Babka Holding Back the Flames

Acrylic on paper, unframed

11"x14"

SOLD

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