Andrew Romanoff - Upside Down Diva

Original artwork by Andrew Romanoff

Acrylic paint and pen on polystyrene, mounted to panel

6 x 5.75 inches

Prince Andrew Romanoff might have become Russia's tsar had fate, in the form of the Bolshevik Revolution, not intervened. Andrew is the grandnephew of Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II. Andrew grew up in England at Frogmore Cottage (the 23-room "cottage" on the grounds of Windsor Castle), where his family found refuge. Andrew's grandmother never stopped believing that someday the Romaoffs would return to Russian and rule the country once more.

Instead, Andrew enlisted with the British Navy and served in World War II. After the war, Andrew worked as a farmer before moving to California. In Palo Alto, he worked many odd jobs, including: acting as a timekeeper for a shipping company, running a head shop, and being a carpenter. In 1974, Andrew Romanoff and artist Inez Storer met and eventually married. At their home in Inverness, Andrew drew and painted on his preferred medium of Shrinky Dinks. Andrew's unique, utterly original artwork is firmly rooted in the traditions of Folk Art. Andrew Romanoff passed away in November, 2021 at the age of 98.