Stephen Anderson is an accomplished, self-taught portraitist who has perfected and adapted his technique over twenty years. He creates allegorical paintings revealing a splendid imagination and innocent admiration of women. The artist employs a hyper use of color through a combination of textures, glazing, and Prismacolor® detailing giving each work a brilliant liveliness. His fervent interest in classic films has resulted in a DVD collection of over 2,300 titles. These films have undoubtedly influenced his art as their actresses have served as models for his portrait studies.
Museum Collections: Smithsonian Art Gallery, Washington, DC; Museum of American Folk Art, New York, NY; Roger Brown Study Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, IL; Milwaukee Art Museum, WI; Rockford Art Museum, IL; Freeport Art Center, IL
DOCTOR DOLITTLE AND HIS PETS, Acrylic on Museum Board on Panel, 22 x 28"
EVE AND THE SERPENT, Acrylic on Museum Board on Panel, 18 x 24"
POETIC INSPIRATION, Acrylic on Museum Board on Panel, 18 x 24"
FACES OF THE FOREST, Acrylic and Prismacolor on Board, 22 x 28"
ALICIA, MIMSY, and WILMETTA, Acrylic on Museum Board, 12 x 8" each
IT GROWS ON TREES, Acrylic and Prismacolor on Museum Board, 20 x 30"
THE SEASIDE TRIO, Acrylic and Prismacolor on Museum Board, 20 x 24"
ATTACK OF THE GIANT OCTOPI, Acrylic and Prismacolor on Museum Board, 10 x 12"
FAIRIES COMMUNE WITH NATURE, Acrylic and Prismacolor on Museum Board, 22 x 28"
William Nichols
