2011 – Canvas
Last modified: January 6, 2012
Crazy horse, crazy dance, leisure and speed … completed 1-26-11.
A pathway has been chosen, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Free flight is not the same as a free lunch … completed 1-26-11.
This is as close to haiku as Anders gets, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
The Day the Vapors Came … completed 1-26-11.
All forms of life face unique challenges, 24 x 20 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
The Day the Vapors Dissipated … completed 1-26-11.
All life forms face universal challenges, 24 x 20 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas
Oil at Noon, bank deposit at one … completed 1-24-11.
Who cares if we run out if we are long dead?, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics -canvas,
Womb Dancers … completed 1-22-11.
Delusional interpretations incorrect disorders, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Wind power generators excite alien curiosity … completed 1-21-11.
They thought it was a rotating religious icon, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
What a curious first daylight sight for evolving mole pawns … completed 1-21-11.
It was a fanciful world despite itself, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas,
Flying deaf into a flurry of visual cacophony … completed 1-17-11.
Energy patterns overrule time restraints, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
They played on Sundays … completed 1-16-11.
Games became more important than survival, 14 x 11 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Shore-break near Chaos … completed 1-15-11.
Obscured message mired in back-wash, 11 x 14 inches, and detail, acrylics on canvas.
Comet Coming, Comet Coming … completed 1-15-11.
Dancing Man confronts evolving existence, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics on canvas.
Land of Much Fire and Little Water … 11-29-10, nearing completion
Change is constant as elements persist, 24 x 36 inches, acrylics on canvas.
John Coltrane Contemplating Energy … 2-15-11, nearing completion
This complex image began in 1982, 24 x 36 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Monkey does the Monkey Dance … completed 3-23-11
Fast and fanciful, fresh and fervent, 36 x 24 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Spine of All Spines … completed 3-23-11.
It isn't over 'til the mountain stops, 36 x 24 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
The Day After The Day After … completed 3-21-11.
Catastrophe revisited by an expert panel, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Rock Slide Flying … completed 3-20-11.
If only it was only subconscious, 24 x 18 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Not all Biology Is in the Mind of Man … 3-06-11, nearing completion
Creation continues on all fronts, 30 x 24 inches, and detail, acrylics on canvas.
Wave Runner … completed 4-07-11.
Floating is not a means to an end, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Flowers as a Political Statement… started 4-02-11
The first pass is fresh and vital, 24 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
On April 2 six canvases were started. To see others in this series visit The First Moments.
Eruption Is a Many Splendor Thing … completed 5-22-11.
Creation is a many splendor thing, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Conference at the Top … started 5-26-11, in progress
They emerged from the storm shelterless, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
5-19-11, Anders begins a new series of 27 works on canvas. To see several of these pieces in progress visit Human Nature Dawns.
Talking Tablet of Hope … completed 5-17-11.
Start fast, end fast, what a plan, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Talking Tablet of Warning … completed 5-17-11.
Nature has many ways of creating marks, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canva
Talking Tablet of Envy … completed 5-16-11.
Rules are rules, broken or unbroken, 14 x 11 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
George Washington Swam Here … completed 5-15-11.
Relative to relativity is activity, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
As Emotions Wane and Wax … completed 5-15-11.
Ocean power is power supreme, 20 x 16 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas
Evaporating Conclusions and Eroding Delusions … completed 5-15-11.
Messages come and messages go, 14 x 11 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
The Morning After … completed 5-15-11.
This begins a series looking at dramatic change, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Evo Number Uno … started 5-10, in progress
Portrait series of those who walked erect, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Evo Number Dos … started 5-10, in progress
Walking where he knows it is safe to walk, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Flowers as a Climatic Statement … started 4-2-11, in progress
Environmentally related to itself, 24 x 20 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
When the Falls went Dry, Again … completed 6-31-11.
Moving to stay cool behind shadows, 14 x 11 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Used Newspaperman … completed 6-30-11.
Would you buy used news from him?, 10 x 8 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
In Search of an After Thought … completed 6-29-11
Even De Ja Vu needs redundancy, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
They Came so Close … completed 6-28-11.
They spent six life times before the mast, 10 x 8 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Professor Moon Awaiting His First Thought … completed 6-27-11.
Minds can stop-action any reality, 10 x 8 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Clowns Bearing Gifts … completed 6-26-11.
Comfort was found in shared breaths, 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Finding Nugget, Again … completed 6-25-11.
The Thrill of Consumptive Anticipation, 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
We All Understood Where We Stood … completed 6-25-11.
The agony is in the missing details, 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
The First Snow Came a Month Ago … completed 6-24-11.
Logistics is an all-season, phenomenon, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
The Siege Entered Its Second Week … completed 6-23-11.
Sometimes poetry can be too word, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
The Armada Arrived Late … completed 6-22-11.
The best laid plans sometimes sink, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Evolving-scape Artist Escapes … completed 6-20-11.
From where, and when, the what came, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Pedestrian Peer Pressuring … completed 6-18-11.
Madison Avenue does not take a vacation, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Fountains of Youths During Drought … completed 6-13-11.
Sometimes there are no ways to measure, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Spirit Trances Revisiting … completed 6-10-11.
The Mother-lode is feeling her unending loads, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Montibello Sunrise in a Slave State … completed 6-7-11.
This is before the village grew into a city-state, 8 x 10 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Dancing Man Kicks a Bucket … started 5-19-11, completed 6-3-11.
And there were moments to score, 10 x 8 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas
Confluence of Bodily Fluids … started 5-19-11, completed 6-3-11.
The wet spot became dry before their eyes, 10 x 8 inches, & detail, acrylics-canvas.
To see more of this series in progress visit Human Nature Dawns.
News Profiles Congregate … started 6-1-11, nearing completion
From new News? series, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
To see more of this series in progress visit News is a Many Something Thing,
Storm Surge Aftermath … started 5-28-11, nearing completion
From new Magnetic Acid Fog series, 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
To see more of this series in progress visit Magnetic Acid Fog.
Texture Is Its Own Reward … started 5-19-11, nearing completion
Come close and survey to behold meaning, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Evo Number Uno Again … completed 7-28-11.
Today is a fork in the History road, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Man of Peace Contemplates Crop Futures Again … completed 7-27-11.
All seeing eye sees nothing, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Island in the Dream – Heirloom Seeds … completed 7-25-11.
These are measures of success, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Mudslide Evacuation – Heirloom Seeds … completed 7-23-11.
Who knew how valuable seeds are? 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
News Profiles Congregate Again … completed 7-8-11.
From new News? series, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
No News is Again No News … completed 7-8-11.
Like concepts attract like concepts, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
It Will Be A Long Winter Again Without News … completed 7-6-11.
The community will need to entertain itself, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Again No Hot News Flashes for Summer … completed 7-6-11.
Perceptions are a dime a dozen, in 2001 dollars, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Old News Again Accumulates … completed 7-6-11.
Perpetual press releases cloud the cloud, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Awaiting Long Delayed News, Again … completed 7-5-11.
While focused on one thing others happen, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Anticipating News, Again … completed 7-5-11.
Watching news on a mobile device is like... 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Texture Is Its Own Rewarding … completed 7-4-11.
Come close and survey to behold meaning, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas. Photo by Anders Tomlinson.
Storm Surge After Math … completed 7-3-11.
From new Magnetic Acid Fog series, 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Storm Surge Surely Coming … completed 7-3-11.
Pressure contrails twirl this moment, 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Conferences at the Top … completed 7-2-11.
They emerged from the storm shelterless, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Erosion on the Wings of Change … completed 7-2-11.
Catastrophe is another's opportunity, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas
Volcano spews Local Wisdom … completed 7-1-11.
Here today, gone tomorrow and... 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Volcano Has Second Thoughts about Spewing … 7-1-11.
Natural beauty is a by-product of change, 11 x 14 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Water Dreams and Blue Flares … completed 7-1-11.
Famine and hallucinations do mingle, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Searching for a Quick Answer … started 8-11-11, nearing completion
Using hands and eyes to create, 36 x 24 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Searching for a Quick Turn-around … started 8-11-11, nearing completion
Up-side down, over and under, 36 x 24 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Leaning Learning Tree … completed 8-7-11.
Knowledge came by the basketfuls, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Vapors, Viceroys and Virtues-Heirloom Seeds … completed 8-7-11.
Where is life without food & water, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
High Water Mark – Heirloom Seeds … completed 8-6-11.
Irrigation works if elements are in play, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Meeting Time … completed 8-1-11.
Save precious energy by not rushing, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Friendly Species Welcoming Aliens … completed 8-1-11.
The welcome was grand but subdued, 14 x 11 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Did Tinker Ever Have a Chance? … completed 8-1-11.
Tinker, thinker, thanker et. al., 10 x 8 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Some time in the future, before the above three images are presented live, a small helicopter will be added to Meeting, a fossil feather to Friendly Species and a fish to Tinker. These will be small icons that create another reading for each painting. All in due course… all in due time… all in due process… this is the way Anders works.
Evo Number Dos Again … completed 8-1-11.
There are fires that burn within and without, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Garden Thoughts During a Sustained Drought … completed 8-1-11.
Hunger will manifest its own destiny, 14 x 11 inches & details, acrylics-canvas.
On Our Fourth Day Out… completed 9-29-11.
The scope of events was growing, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
On Our Third Day Out… 9-27-11, nearing completion
Our objective was not to be found, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
On Our Second Day Out… 9-26-11, nearing completion
Logistics were not what we expected, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
On Our First Day Out… completed 9-24-11.
Our spirits was higher than normal, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Macro-Scoping… completed 9-22-11.
Our interest moved outward & beyond, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Micro-Scoping… completed 9-19-11.
Our interest inward and within, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
strong>Searching for the Quickest Answer… completed 9-15-11.
Using thought and morals to create, 36 x 24 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Visiting Flowers as Climatic Change Statements… completed 10-19-11.
At times formulas pale in comparison, 24 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
The Sky Became Smaller as We Slept… completed 10-17-11.
There are some dreams that never end, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Nearing the Top… Or… completed 10-14-11.
It wasn't what the brochures promised, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Not all Biology Is in the Mind of Man… 10-2-11, nearing completion
Creation's confusion on all fronts, 30 x 24 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
And the Sky Spoke… completed 10-1-11.
From above a warning bellowed forth, 14 x 11 inches, acrylics-canvas.
On Our Third Day Out Once Again… 11-14-11, nearing completion
Our objectives would not respond, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Attack of the Snoring Un-droned… completed 11-13-11.
They wondered if it all was worth it, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
A Gift Waiting to be Lost… completed 11-12-11.
Somewhere electricity is working, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Sea Floated Hope… completed 11-11-11.
It can be hard to know where we are, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
They Were There for Their Enemies… completed 11-10-11.
Friends and enemies come and go, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Returned Without a Soul… completed 11-9-11.
There was a need to write it all down, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Eating What One Catches… completed 11-8-11.
Competition was growing greater, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
strong>Land of Hot Fire and Sales Every Day … 12-30-11, nearing completion
We were looking for cool, composed leaders, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Following the Signs to No Where Special … 12-30-11, nearing completion
We made sure to sharpen our big sticks, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
No One, but Mother, was Interested in Making Plans … 12-30-11, nearing completion
A friend once said the future will be on-off, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Playing Hide, Seek, Hide, Seek, Hide and Seek and… … 12-30-11, nearing completion
We never tired of getting tired of being bored, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
It Was Here That There No Longer Matters … 12-30-11, nearing completion
The odds, for both sides, were dismal, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
It Was There That Here No Longer Mattered … 12-30-11, nearing completion
Unfortunately the obvious was left unspoken, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
One More Chasm to Reconsider … 12-30-11, nearing completion
The question was, or wasn't, to jump or not, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Within the Mass We Found Tainted Blood … 12-30-11, nearing completion
We really did not know what to make of the evidence, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
They Slowly Mumbled Their Mad Way to No Where … 12-30-11, nearing completion
The leader wondered how fast fast truly was, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
Six Soldiers Without Causes or Reasons to Regret … completed 12-30-11.
Someday it would be all over and sleep comes easy, 16 x 20 inches, acrylics-canvas.
John Coltrane Contemplating Energy, Repeatedly… completed 12-27-11.
All emotions swirl about a reflective man, 24 x 36 inches, acrylics on canvas.
Detail from John Coltrane Contemplating Energy
He could get out anytime he wants if he wanted, detail, acrylics on canvas
To see more details visit John Coltrane Contemplates Energy
Adoration’s Fan Fans Back… completed 12-28-11.
When would the stopping-going stop?... 20 x 20 inches, acrylics on canvas.
Miasma Too De Ja Vu Again… completed 12-27-11.
Who would bother to wonder and why?... 20 x 20 inches, acrylics on canvas.
Miasma Won Once Again One to One… completed 12-27-11.
Walk forwards into the obvious, 20 x 20 inches, acrylics on canvas.
Adoration’s Groupie Regroups and…… completed 12-26-11.
No answers were given as expected, 20 x 20 inches, acrylics on canvas.
Adoration’s Follower Retraced and Revived… completed 12-26-11.
Luggage was not recommended, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics on canvas.
Adoration’s Patient Patiently Waits Again… completed 12-24-11.
Theory of selectivity chosen, 20 x 20 inches & detail, acrylics on canvas.
To see more of this series as it is progressed visit Adoration’s Miasma.
On Our Third Day Out Once Again… completed 12-22-11.
Our objectives would not respond, again, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
On Our Second Day Out Once Again… completed 12-19-11.
Logistics were not what we expected, 20 x 16 inches & detail, acrylics-canvas.
Land of Much Fire and Little Water, Revisited… 12-8-11, nearing completion
Elements abound as constant change persists, 24 x 36 inches, acrylics on canvas.
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