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Clayton Anderson Abstract Paintings

American, b. 1943

Clayton Anderson studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter Stuempfig and Hobson Pittman. He is a surrealist painter and a member of the California Visionary Artists Group. Clayton’s statement, “Over the years my Geminian nature has led me to develop a number of visually distinctive painting styles. Although the stylistic elements in my art have varied, there has been a unifying factor consistently running through my paintings, which reflects a deep love for the unique, spiritual alchemy that arises from the combination of Beauty and Mystery. Since my childhood, I've been strongly attracted to creative works that possessed this combination, and I've searched for its unique, potent presence through the vehicle of my art. When Mystery refuses to fully reveal its secrets, the thinking mind temporarily gives up and, for a moment, is quiet. When Beauty is observed the heart expands and presents awareness with exquisite energy. The combination of a quiet mind and an expanded heart offers the opportunity for an extremely rich human experience, one for which I look daily in my Art and my Life.”

(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)

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Artist: Clayton Anderson
Small Surrealist Landscape with Boats - After the Flood
By Clayton Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed surrealist landscape depicting a barren, desert-like scene with small boats by Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943). Signed "CLAY ANDERSON" on v...
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1970s Surrealist Clayton Anderson Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Oil

Visionary Surrealist Totem Abstract -- Fragment Under Grey Sky
By Clayton Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric surrealist composition depicting a totem-like form, composed of colorful surrealist three dimensional interlocking shapes, by Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943). Signed "Clayton Anderson" and titled "Landscape #10 (Fragment Under Grey Sky)" on verso. Signature embossed into lower left edge of paper. Presented in a custom deep box frame with plexiglass. Image size: 20.75"H x 16"W Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter...
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1970s Surrealist Clayton Anderson Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Vintage Surrealist Composition - Precious Stones Abstract
By Clayton Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed surrealist composition evoking tribal, abstracted carved stone-like shapes fitting together like a three dimensional sphere shaped puzzle, floating in a sky blue space by Clayton Anderson (American b. 1943). Textured plaster border around the edge of the piece. Signed "Clayton Anderson" along the upper left edge and on verso. Presented in a deep maple box frame. Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter...
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1970s Surrealist Clayton Anderson Abstract Paintings

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Plaster, Oil, Wood Panel

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