LES ANDERSON         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Caribbean Artist

About Les Anderson | Art Work

Les Anderson is driven to create. He has no option. He must paint. Or wither. (Quoted from "More About Les" by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander)

The Syzygy Gallery in Coral Bay offers a small but rich selection of Les Anderson's art including a series of limited edition copperplates, oil enhanced Gicléesas well as some figure drawings and original paintings.

Les was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in California where he was raised by his artist mother, Mannette Bock, who worked for the Walt Disney Studios. Attempting to reconcile his need to create and his fascination with anything mechanical, Les graduated with a degree in technical illustration.

After graduating Les joined the Navy and was sent to Vietnam where he served running a Swift patrol boat. Returning to civilian life Les followed his mother to St. John where he fell in love with the tropics, with sailing, and where he matured as an artist.

Since then Les has created a pictorial history of the west Indies from sailing adventures on his home built schooner "Penelope". His versatility is expressed through drawing, painting and sculpture. Les' images are as diverse as the cultures found throughout the caribbean. They are touching reminders of a rich history striving to exist in this modern world.

Les has sailed, lived, and painted in various areas of the Caribbean including Martinique, and St Barts in the French West Indies, always returning to his favorite Virgin Island, St. John, where he continues to paint, sculpt and draw.

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