Tuesday’s Artist – Cameron Ansorger
Cameron Ansorger is a good friend of mine and I am thrilled to show his work to you all. He is a painter, and has been working on this impressive dinosaur project for as long as I’ve known him. I have always been moved by his work, because of the scale and the way he uses experimental process with such restraint. He does a lot of raw canvas washes and charocal, which is why, when I started doing the raw canvas thing, I called it my “Ansorger” period.
Cameron has always been fascinated with dinosaurs, and they have found their way into his work. His paintings and drawings describe the anatomy of dinosaurs, but also reference where they are currently found – in Drumheller badlands. He leaves parts un painted and unfinished. Its like archeological painting. Theres always a little left to figure out.
Most of Cam’s works are at his studio, but you can see some online at his blog. He also has a website, which shows many of his paintings. I love the colour choice and almost a sweet, delicate quality to these enormous paintings of something so vicious, mysterious, and aggressive as dinosaurs. Please enjoy his work, listen to our podcast on friday where we talk about it, and let us know what you think. In his own words, Cam says:
“I’m always more interested in my next project…I don’t feel that my work – which can be seen in many of the works – are finished; there is always more to learn, grow and adapt to.”
