Brooks Anderson Art

“Vortex”
31” x 50” oil on canvas
Brooks Anderson 2025
“Vortex” was one of those paintings that captured me for its duration on my easel, and I gave it everything I had. Yin and Yang composition, the moment before a big wave breaks, and the end of a journey for a force of energy that had traveled for hundreds, if not thousands, of miles on the ocean surface. I’ve included a few detailed photos, showing that the painting can look abstract up close, and as a complete symphony taken in as a whole. This painting will be on view at Sue Greenwood Fine Art in Laguna Beach.

New painting
"Avenue of the Giants, no. 2"
18" x 24" oil on panel
2025 Brooks Anderson

“Morning Sequence (Modernism)”
40” x 60” oil on panel
2025 Brooks Anderson
Evocative, provocative, complex, imminent, quiet meditations… this is where I dwell with my landscapes in this current series. The overall arrangement of earth tones countered with the cooling turquoise is the first thing the eye senses. Then, there’s this four-panel narrative, as if four Japanese screens - each one, a painting unto itself. This painting will be on view soon at Skidmore Contemporary Art in Laguna Beach.
Skidmore Contemporary Art

“Portal (High Desert)”
48” x 36” oil on canvas
2025 Brooks Anderson
The challenge came in: with a few completed horizontal, panoramic paintings of Route 66 subject matter, do one that’s vertical. Job done. With a hovering thunderhead in the background, this deserted truck stop from west Texas proved to be a riveting, perfect subject. This painting will be on its way to Sue Greenwood Fine Art in Laguna Beach for a show entitled “LAND AND SEA,” opening July 22nd. Sue Greenwood Fine Art

“The Seasonal Ghost”
30” x 60” oil on canvas
©2025BrooksAnderson
This new painting will be part of next month’s big landscape show, “Echoes of the American West: Landscapes, Lives, and Legacy,” at Washington Street Gallery in Waco, Texas. This piece, for me, is complex in its own simplicity, exemplifies a strong composition, and is evocative in its title. I am proud to be part of this grand, seminal show.

Introducing the cover for the brand new April issue of American Art Collector.
One of my favorite art magazines, I'm humbled and proud to be the cover boy, with a detail of my painting, "Daybreak: Midcentury," 36" x 48" oil on canvas. There is also a really great article (included in this post for you to read) on my current show, "Midcentury Modern Luminism," which just opened at Skidmore Contemporary Art Art in Palm Desert. The back cover page, also included, is about the gallery. Come see the show! And while you're at it, purchase the magazine, as it's a great issue! American Art Collector Magazine

“MODERNA”
36” x 72” oil on canvas
2025 Brooks Anderson
As it is with Nature, so it follows with man, and architecture. This brand new painting will be included in my solo show, “Mid-Century Modern Luminism” at Skidmore Contemporary Art in Palm Desert this March. Skidmore Contemporary Art
Skidmore Contemporary Art 73130 El Paseo, Suite K, Palm Desert, CA, 92260 USA 310-922-5070 Open Daily 10 AM - 6 PM

“Daybreak: Mid Century”
36” x 48” oil on canvas 2024 Brooks Anderson
A brand new painting, heading to Skidmore Contemporary Art in Palm Desert, in the El Paseo arts district. There will be an opening reception to a grand landscape show that I will be part of at the gallery: Friday, October 4th, 4-6pm.
Skidmore Contemporary Art
73130 El Paseo, Suite K
Palm Desert, CA 92260

For all you locals in Northern California, there will be a rare opportunity to see my latest work here in Sonoma County this September 22nd, from 4-6pm. Many have asked if I would ever have a show close to home. This is your chance to see smaller examples of my very latest. These are a few of the new paintings that will be presented at my studio.
Refreshments and delicious hors d'oeuvres will be served before I speak about my new work. To attend, please send me an RSVP by DM.
I'll be looking forward to seeing you, Brooks

“Immaculate (Mid Century)”
24” x 60” oil on canvas
2024Brooks Anderson
A further exploration of a juxtaposition of the natural world with the contemporary. I have chosen the title of “Immaculate” as a reference to the religious art of the Renaissance. Raphael was a key proponent of utilizing the holy triangle shape in his compositions, as did other painters of the time. Here, it is in the form of a cactus in this composition, with a backdrop of the clean lines of mid century modern architecture. Spirituality in the modern context continues to drive my work. This piece will be on view at Skidmore Contemporary Art in Palm Desert this October for a group landscape show. Skidmore Contemporary Art
73130 El Paseo, Suite K
Palm Desert, CA 92260
https://skidmorecontemporaryart.com