Lamar Peterson

2005, Tree, acrylic and gouache on paper, 30 x 37”

2004, Sea Shells, acrylic and gouache on paper, 30 x 38”

2003, The Playfulness of Some, acrylic and gouache on paper, 20 x 22”

Lamar Peterson is a modern-day surrealist. His works appear very friendly due to their light colors and tropical settings. Usually a rather twisted act is happening in Petersons work. A skull is exploding with vegetables or sea shells trees are growing from eyes. His work finds a history with surrealists and outsider artists, but a most direct comparison could be made to an artist like Frida Kahlo, who invogorated inanimate objects with living entities. 

2004, Girl with Cat (2 Puppets), acrylic and gouache on paper bags, 13 1/2 x 17”

2004, The Flamingos, acrylic and gouache on paper, 30 x 27”

2003, The Green Monster, acrylic and gouache on paper, 28 x 21”

2003, Girl with Cat, acrylic and gouache on paper, 22 x 17”