N Anderson

Kenny Rogers

I feel like not enough people love opossums, so when I got this little joey pic, I was so happy to paint him. His name is Kenny Rogers and this painting was shipped down to New Orleans, where he lives with his very lucky human.

Baby Filia (30 x 48″)

I feel like this is my Madonna and Child of dog paintings. This was one of those commissions in which we were both in immediate agreement of which photo to use. With “adopt, don’t shop” as the battle cry of mixed-breed and rescue homes, this image offers a peek into the whelping box of aContinue reading “Baby Filia (30 x 48″)”

Clare (48 x 36″)

Snuggled

April 19: I got a little lost on details (as usual), and started playing with things I’d already finished. I have pearlescent ink which I wanted to try on the pearls… but that didn’t really go as planned! But it’s now completed and waiting to dry a little before transporting it to NJ. March 26:Continue reading “Snuggled”

The Merrimack 4 (60 x 36″)

Feb 19, 2021: Completed I wasn’t satisfied with this until the last day I had to work on it. I kept waiting for it to pull together, but every night I would dab and get distracted and dab a little more. One night I went to the studio and spent the entire evening avoiding theContinue reading “The Merrimack 4 (60 x 36″)”

Shadows & Light (Rummy)

For someone who says she doesn’t paint the standard ‘head shot’ types of portraits, I certainly have done a few. Sometimes I take the commission, but just don’t post it here; as it’s not the type of work that represents what I do. And yet, it does. Sure, my paintings are usually animated or goofy orContinue reading “Shadows & Light (Rummy)”

Experience or Exhibit?

The first time I visited Somerville Open Studios, I was living just south of Boston, and some friends and I hopped on the train and rode in. As a latent artist myself (I hadn’t been painting for years), I was intrigued by this concept of visiting artists in their workspace; just roaming through and seeingContinue reading “Experience or Exhibit?”

A Comfortable Couch, 48 x 36″

I worked this up from an old photo I had, on an old computer. Rupert has been gone almost a year now, and the couch didn’t survive the move a few years ago to a smaller apartment. God, he loved that couch. After a long day in a busy city retail shop or a goodContinue reading “A Comfortable Couch, 48 x 36″”

Barney and a Daffodil

I’ve been in somewhat of a state of simmering, sniveling discontent since about Nov 2016. It’s not that injustice didn’t exist before then; it’s more that it wasn’t waved so freely and incitefully in the faces of those with a moral conscience. So, going to the studio, there has been a certain inadequacy to theContinue reading “Barney and a Daffodil”

Brody, almost done

Sometimes, I spend way too much time on a painting. Brody (36 x 36″) is almost done, but I still need to add a ton of white muzzle hairs and then the black whiskers. I’m letting it dry for a bit while I start Barney…