Scott Lloyd Anderson - Oil Paintings

BIOGRAPHY

In 2001, after 22 years as a magazine designer, I left my computer to go outside and paint.  I soon discovered that nature never fails to reward and challenge an artist; constantly changing colors, light, and atmosphere.  Cold, wind, and bugs.

I practice an approach to plen air painting that centers around the "prismatic palette," a color theory with roots in fin de siecle France.  I studied with Joseph Paquet in St. Paul, who had trained under John Phillip Osborne at the Ridgewood Art Institute in New Jersey.  Osborne's philosophy came from his training with Arthur Maynard, who learned under Frank Vincent Dumond, a renowned artist/teacher at the Art Students League in New York.  Dumond

The North Shore at Tettegouche, 48x36

"I want my paintings to call attention to the beauty all around us, be that in nature or in our own neighborhood."

had studied in the classical tradition at the Academy Julian in France, and was influenced by the new Impressionist ideas regarding color and light.  Upon returning to America, Dumond taught in Old Lyme, Connecticut, which became a magnet for American landscape painters.

My practice incorporates the use of the prismatic color palette, an emphasis on accurate draftsmanship, and ideas about composition learned during my years as an art director.  My paintings are impressionistic in that they describe the unique character of a particular day's weather and light, and realistic in their desire to show the world as it is.  In addition, I use the language of landscape to express abstract notions about color, form, design-and simply for the pleasing texture of paint on canvas.

When I'm not outside painting I can usually be found in my studio at my south Minneapolis home studio.  This is where I paint large paintings, prepare boards and canvases, and store my junk.

To view more of Scott Lloyd Anderson's work visit our Woodbury Gallery
or contact us at 651-738-7776

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