JERRY ANDERSON
Jerry Anderson’s paintings are expressions of vivacity and energy, flowing with bold colors and subtle yet striking emotion. A visceral exploration of human anatomy, using undulating blocks of shape and color to build human forms throughout the breadth of his acrylic paintings. Each piece makes use of a controlled color palette with saturated hues to explore focused sections of bodies. Wavering lines combine with color to evoke flames in vibrant reds and oranges, or suggest water in cool blues and purples. In contrast to simple shapes, the subjects themselves remain sensual in form; somehow familiar and tactile.
Once a viewer engages dialog with Anderson’s work, they discover a sense of intimacy, spirituality, and the connection between masculine and feminine energies. The male and female forms are transferred into landscapes, abstracting contours into hills and valleys. Based in California, Anderson is an American artist who has exhibited all around the United States. His work has been recognized in China, Europe, and the Middle East.
JERRY ANDERSON ON
Opening Skies Two, 2023
As I mature my aim becomes clearer. It is to reconnect with the original source, that initial spark of creativity that leads to all manifestation. This journey is a dance on a knife’s edge; a staggering tightrope walk. Falling is inevitable, yet I continue, for this is the path of love held within my heart’s embrace. Painting continues to be an expression of this ongoing pursuit. Myriad connections and possibilities present themselves at each moment … a cobblestone street that conceals a face, a cave that reveals a woman’s body, or a dream that intimates cosmic relationships. Engaging in each painting focuses this journey for me and provides a quiet unknowing that reveals new surprises, new connections, and a fullness of heart. I am awed by the creative energy that activates this life and indeed our whole universe. My paintings are my reaching for contact with this energy. In my work, the female form inevitably emerges as the image that most visibly represents universal creativity for me.
My wish remains that these works wake us to deepening questions that remind us of the miracle, mystery, and oneness of all.
