Andy Harris is a collage artist from Virginia Beach, Virginia, whose practice centers on the painted paper—each piece a result of an evolving balance between control and spontaneity. Employing a variety of tools and materials, Harris creates richly layered surfaces where intentional marks meet the unpredictability of chance. His process begins long before final compositions take shape, rooted in the tactile, exploratory work of painting papers and drawing in small books. These sketchbooks serve as both laboratory and archive, where ideas are tested, discarded, and rediscovered. Harris collects his painted papers with equal parts purpose and openness. Some are made with a clear vision in mind; others remain untouched for months or years, waiting for the right context to emerge. The resulting collage works blur the boundaries between observation and abstraction, drawing on imagery from still life, daily rituals, urban debris, and the non-representational language of abstract expressionism. Through this approach, Harris constructs visual spaces that feel at once familiar and fractured; compositions that invite viewers into a dialogue between form, material, and meaning.