Artwork copyright Tom Anderson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Tom Anderson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

In a Blue Moon 2, 1998

Tom Anderson
American (born 1951)

Location: North Star Elementary, Graham

About the Artwork

Artist Tom Anderson created In a Blue Moon 2 by layering different chemicals and enamels onto copper and aluminum sheets. Exploring the interaction of texture, color, and form, Anderson notes that he is inspired by "the willingness to be spontaneous, and the compulsion to make something that expresses my own life's experience as well as reflect to the viewer the dynamics and emotion of their own spirit."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bethel School District.

About the Artist

Olympia, Washington-based artist Tom Anderson creates prints, paintings, metalworks, and mixed-media constructions. In his own words, "I am usually not thinking so much about a finished work, but am inspired, accepting and mystified by the process of creating it."
In 1971, Anderson earned an Associate of Arts degree from Clark College in Vancouver, Southwestern Washington. In 1973, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian art and philosophy at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Western Washington.