Louis Anderson
ART for SCHOOLS
the mission of
Louis Anderson
ART for SCHOOLS
We believe that making art is a basic human need. The creative process is best experienced with the support of the right supplies. Our goal is to provide teachers and students with the materials needed for maximum self expression through art.
Our vision is to become a well-known resource for arts educators in all mediums for the development of their students.
Supported by the Charouhas art collection of Louis Anderson's works from 1968 through today, we are working to catalog over 1,000 images and develop online access to their reproduction as a means to support the funds needed for educational art supplies. Funds, through our grant process, will go to art educators for designated projects or general classroom use.
Fine Art America
One of the fastest, most effective ways to support LA Art for Schools is by purchasing prints and other items featuring Louis' work! To make this possible, we've teamed up with Fine Art America. Proceeds will go to supporting grants for art educators.
With the ability to apply any print to any medium and with more than 50 original works to choose from, you'll enjoy knowing your piece is truly custom and one-of-a-kind.
Examples:
get to know
Louis Anderson
Louis circa 2015 during an interview with
the Renton Reporter. Read the article here.
"Watching Louis paint, seeing his brush dance across the paper is like watching a ballet." - a Louis Anderson admirer.
Renowned artist Louis Anderson is passionate about art, and has been creating his entire life. Struck with polio at a very young age, Louis spent countless months in the hospital growing up, providing him a lot of time to think. During those years he developed an acute awareness of detail and definition, and has injected these traits into each of his works since.
In 1954 at the age of 17, Louis' Dad moved the family to Renton, WA where Louis graduated from Renton High School. After receiving his Art degree at the University of Washington studying under such greats as Fred Anderson, Pickson, Hucksley, Gonzales, and Mason, Louis attended Cranbrook University in Michigan where he earned his Masters degree.
Knowing that he wanted to be back in the Pacific Northwest, Louis accepted a job with Boeing working in their Art Department rendering new airplane models. It was during this time that he also taught art at Garfield High School part-time. However, in 1969 all of Louis' plans changed when he was unexpectedly laid off from Boeing and lost his job at Garfield. But, according to him, "it was the absolute best thing that ever happened."
Deciding to pursue art full-time, Louis began a lifelong career that would allow him to freely create and exhibit his passion - one he continues to enjoy to this day! Only a short time into his newfound venture, Louis experienced an incredibly dangerous, allergic reaction to turpentine (found in oil paints), and made the decision to work primarily with watercolors. Since then, he has produced thousands of works, each with their own story and personality.
Louis continues to paint every chance that he can at his home studio in Renton. He is delighted by the collaboration and close relationship he has formed with his dear friend, Diane Charouhas, and is thrilled to contribute his works in support of art programs across America.