Dr. Anderson and his wife Maria have collected paintings for many years during there travels.  Their first Roloff, a water color titled “Mushroom Farm” was acquired in 1986.  The Anderson’s appreciate [...]]]> Ryan Anderson, MD of Olympia Washington USA, turns his eye to a local Northwestern artist by adding to his collection of six Sam Roloff paintings.

Dr. Anderson and his wife Maria have collected paintings for many years during there travels.  Their first Roloff, a water color titled “Mushroom Farm” was acquired in 1986.  The Anderson’s appreciate how Sam has evolved over the decades especially in regards to his landscape work.

Roloff’s current choice of mediums such as heavy wax and multiple layers of oil have really drawn attention to their collection.  They are also intrigued with the Back-Story Underpainting genre of which Roloff is a pioneer.  Visitors to the Anderson home are universally enthusiastic about Roloff’s robust and quirky style.

Lately, Dr. Anderson has become enamored with Roloff’s female portraits.  “It’s the blazoned eyes that really get me” confesses Dr. Anderson who feels that his everyday life is really affected by the paintings.  “I almost feel guilty looking at them” states Dr. Anderson, but then adds with a smile, “my wife gave me permission to stare”.

Started work late last night on a new self portrait. More to come.

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“Exquisite Copse is [...]]]> “Forced Exquisite Corpse” another term for a collage piece done by many different artist, but without their consent. I just added the word “forced” in front to imply that when doing collage you are not allowing the artist to choose but rather force his hand by using reproductions of the artist own work.

“Exquisite Copse is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule (e.g. “The adjective noun adverb verb the adjective noun”) or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed.”
- www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse

This detail of the collage below is a classic example of “Forced Exquisite Corpse”.  The images were found in ARTnews magazines instead of being offered up by the artist.

Forced Exquisite Corpse Collage by Sam Roloff Artist Portland Oregon 201

Title: 8 Days after the Artist’s Birthday Medium: Oil on canvas with Collage Sources: ARTnews 2004 Size: 30 x 40 inches ID: #SGR3000 Price: Contact Artist

Description: This painting started off as a moody landscape, eight days after the artist birthday in January. It hung on the studio wall till July 20th 2010. At which point the artist felt that [...]]]>

Title: 8 Days after the Artist’s Birthday
Medium: Oil on canvas with Collage
Sources: ARTnews 2004
Size: 30 x 40 inches
ID: #SGR3000
Price: Contact Artist

Description: This painting started off as a moody landscape, eight days after the artist birthday in January. It hung on the studio wall till July 20th 2010. At which point the artist felt that it needed something, so collage came to the rescue. The best way to view this piece is to get up close and then read it from left to right, starting in the top left corner.

The collage was limited to a source of only three magazines from ARTnews from 2004.

Top Left Section

A. Nicola Hicks –  Limbic Champion 2003 – Bronze
B. Mark Di Suvero - Unknown – Metal Sculpture
C. Andy Warhol – Photo of Andy on Factory floor working – Photo
D. Edward Burtynsky – Ships Series – Photography

Photo of Andy Warhol working on the factory floor studio

Detail of the Oil Ship by Edward Burtynsky, cut out of background then turned upside down.

Bottom Left Section

A photo of Robert Taplin sculpture and installation used in background to help the eye of the viewer to be brought to the center. David Hockney painting of a tree, turned sideways then cut into thin stripes like blades of grass. Jacques Lipchitz two sculptures on both sides of the collage act as an ornamental piece giving balance to the overall composition

Bottom Center Section

J. Jynkz – Busy World Circus Suit - Oil
K. Sibylle Peretti - Celia – Mixed Media
L. Douglas Dawson – Chancay: Art of Coastal Peru
M. Rebecca Horn – Unicorn 1972 - Bodylandscapes
N. Daniel Libeskind – Jewish Museum Berlin – Architecture
O. Gilbert & George’s -  The Tuileries 1974 Charcoal on Paper on walls in background
P. Alyssa Monks – Still Life – 2004 – Oil on Canvas
Q. Gordon Smedt – Red Chucks 2003 – Oil on Canvas
R. John Kimmell and Sam Roloff – The Clown Movie, 1991 – Photo form film shoot
S. Unknown – Porcelain Shoe
T. Joe Brubaker
U. Deborah Kass – Cindy Sherman as Liza Minnelli 1994 – Silkscreen after Warhol
V. Tom Birkner – Jersey Girl – Oil on Canvas
W. Janine Antoni – Inhabit 2009 – C-Print

Detail of the Center Bottom

Bottom Right Section

X. Jacques Lipchitz – Woman and Gazelles – Bronze Sculpture
Y. Andy Warhol – Limited Edition of Warhol inspired Campbell’s Soup Cans in pastels
Z. Sam Roloff – In Prague Shooting a gun on roof top circa 1993

Top Right Section

Gustav Klimt Woman in Gold, Emmi Whitehorse Cipher 2003,David Levin Escape 2003,Susan Unterberg – Pisces

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Title: Clouds and the Sea Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 2010 Size: 12 x 24 inches Price: Contact Artist

Here are more photos of the painting from different views.