This piece is for the “Inside the Box” project at The Dayton Art Institute for their Experiencenter. The show will be open from April 2012 – April 2013. They have invited 25 Dayton artists to alter this 12″ square box in what ever manner they desire. My concept is developing as the box comes together.

Tobin and Swanky inspect the new package.

Gathering objects and putting some gesso on rocks.

The outside of the box is neon pink/red with matching glitter.

The rocks are covered in glitter.

The top panel is the floor and the others are the interior walls.

The figure emerges from the oven.

The parts find a body.

Painted socks, glasses and love beads, he is ready to jam.

Background and inner walls.

Wooing the ladies.

Complete with mini-terrarium

Catching some rays.

Some alterations and additions. Finished!

This painting is 12″x20″. The darker side of Alice.

This painting is 10″ x 16″

I started this piece back in June, but either did not like the composition or the subject matter was a bit too much. I have come back to it (six months later) and it seems to be coming together. The piece is 12″x16″. It is a part of the Wasp in a Wig series and is referring to the death of my cat Proffit, who was the inspiration for the Cheshire cat in this series.

This paintings is 24″x14″. I am planning to do another time lapse with this one.

Many thanks to Pam Dillon and DDN for the recent article!

Busy artist’s art displayed in multiple galleries
By Pamela Dillon, Contributing Writer
11:41 AM Saturday, January 14, 2012
Dayton’s Amy Kollar Anderson — a mighty busy lady who is the gallery coordinator for the Rosewood Gallery in Kettering — has been invited to show her works at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton this June.
In her studio, she has just finished “Pool of Tears” and “Suit Yourself.”
This is the second year she will be included in the Surreal Salon Exhibition at the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art. It’s a pop-surrealism show featuring 50 artists representing 21 states. Her work, “Contained,” is part of her terrarium series.
See the progression of her “Inside the Box” project she’s completed for the Dayton Art Institute’s Experiencenter. Twenty-five Dayton artists were invited to alter the same 12-inch plain square box. Her finished work is a hoot. It’s of a far-out guitarist playing his guitar in his psychedelic pad.
“I felt like I was on an episode of ‘Project Runway’ or ‘Work of Art,’ ” Anderson said. “Combining found objects from around my studio, painting patterns with glitter and neon, creating my new friend, ‘Herman,’ from glow-in-the-dark clay; this is who I am, contained in a box.”
She’s also begun two new works. You can see all of these new works online at www.kollaranderson.com.
Contact contributing writer Pamela Dillon at pamdillon@woh.rr.com.

My newest time lapse video has been posted on YouTube. The piece is a 2 x 4 foot masonite panel, covered in glitter and then the pebbles are reverse painted (painting the negative space instead of the object). This video doesn’t show the piece to completion, just the frame-work for the pebbles. The finished piece will be posted soon!

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I am starting out the new year with some exciting news! I am having a show at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in June 2012!

CATALOG: The catalog has been posted for the Surreal Salon. Always a fabulous show! This is my second year. Last year I won Third Place, so fingers are crossed to hear this year’s award winners.

LOCAL: I am one of the selected artists chosen to create a box for the Experiencenter at the Dayton Art Institute. You can watch the box literally come together in these studio images.

PRINT: I just received word that I won a free print from the Colson Art Printing company. I signed up for their Facebook competition and was selected as the second winner. Now which image??? Feel free to send me an e-mail or jump over to my Facebook page and vote to help me decide.

NEW: I have posted the final images for Pool of Tears and Suit Yourself.

STUDIO: I have begun the Portrait of Lily White and the tea party themed piece called, The Madness, of which I am doing a time lapse video. Also, I have started the sketch for another Alice…a naughty Alice.

Thank you for staying connected!

Amy Kollar Anderson
www.KollarAnderson.com

“To begin, begin.” ~ William Wordsworth

“Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.” ~ John Updike

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” ~ Mark Twain

“A blank canvas is a universal foundation on which can be built a palace or an outhouse.” ~ Ian Semple

This painting is 14″x16″.

Check out the catalog from the show.

My painting, Contained, was accepted into the Surreal Salon IV exhibition!

Surreal Salon IV to Feature Pop-Surrealism/Lowbrow Art from More than 50 Artists Representing 21 States

Presented by Baton Rouge Gallery center for contemporary art (BRGCCA), Surreal Salon IV is aimed at engaging audiences in a multi-sensory art experience and shedding light on the growing popularity and exceptional quality of the pop-surrealist/lowbrow movement. This exciting and irreverent movement has come to the forefront of American contemporary art in recent years and Surreal Salon IV will celebrate all the reasons why.

This exhibition will be held from January 3 – 26, 2012 at BRGCCA. The exhibition will feature 65 works by more than 50 artists representing 21 different states. This multi-discipline show will include everything from paintings to sculptures, video art to photography and more.

On Saturday, January 21, 2012, BRGCCA will host The Surreal Salon Soiree, a costumed soiree in honor of Surreal Salon IV, from 7 – 11 p.m. This will be an exciting evening of visual art, live musical performances from Mobley (Austin, TX) and Prom Date (Baton Rouge, LA), surrealist games and costumed attendees channeling their own pop-surreal visions. The event will be held at BRGCCA inside Baton Rouge’s historic City Park (1515 Dalrymple Dr.).

The work selected by the exhibition’s juror as “Best in Show” will be displayed in an upcoming issue of BOTH Juxtapoz Magazine and Hi-Fructose Magazine. The artist’s work will appear (w/ title, medium and dimensions listed) along with their name & website and will be recognized as “Best in Show” for Surreal Salon IV.

SPECIAL GUEST JUROR – CASEY WELDON
The Special Guest Juror for Surreal Salon IV is artist Casey Weldon. Currently a Southern California resident, Weldon graduated with honors from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. His unique works have ben exhibited in galleries throughout the U.S. including Gallery1988 (Los Angeles, CA), Trifecta Gallery (Las Vegas, NV), C.A.V.E. Gallery (Venice, CA) and Distinction Gallery (Escondido, CA) among others. Weldon’s work has also been published in such notable publications as Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine and Vanity Fair (Italy). Weldon’s time is divided between commercial illustration work and his own distinctive fine art. The line between Weldon’s commercial illustration work and his distinctive fine art sometimes blurs when he draws on widely recognized figures—as in his work for the “Quentin Vs. Coen” show (Bold Hype in New York City) and his off-kilter portraits of actor Bill Murray, “Murray Time.”

Any questions related to Surreal Salon IV should be directed to Baton Rouge Gallery via email or phone at 225.383.1470.