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Stephen Warde Anderson

Rockford, Illinois, United States
Artist (Painting)
Born 1953

Stephen Warde Anderson is a self-taught Midwestern outsider artist whose acrylic paintings depict whimsical worlds inhabited by fairies, mermaids, aliens, fabulous creatures, and glamorous ladies, often in distress. Executed in a style best described as naive classicism, his work is characterized by bright colors, strong line, stylized, formal composition, and with its mix of fairy tale like fantasy, fey humor, and social comment presents an ingenuous romanticism free of parody or irony.  He is also creating a body of work of historical portraits.


Born (1953) and resident in Rockford, Illinois, Anderson has been working full-time and exhibiting nationally for over twenty years. He has had numerous one-man shows and has been represented by major dealers in Chicago, Milwaukee, Columbus OH, New York, Texas, Florida, and in the Washington, D.C. area. His paintings have also been featured as cover art for Chronicles magazine.


His work is included in the Roger Brown Study Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as in the collections of the Smithsonian Art Gallery and the Museum of Folk Art in New York. He is one of the few living painters to be profiled in the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art (Gerard C. Wertkin, New York, 2004) and is the subject of a documentary, "Fantasy Tableau" (available on Vimeo), by Milwaukee film maker Kate Balsley.

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Painting titled "Fairy Queen and Her…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Fairy Queen and Her Court - Painting, 18x24 in ©2024 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, fairies, forest
"Fairy Queen and Her Court"

Acrylic on Synthetic board | 18x24 in

$586
Painting titled "Gray Aliens Take a…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Gray Aliens Take a Break - Painting, 20x24 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Science fiction, extraterrestrials, aliens, flying saucer
"Gray Aliens Take a Break"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x24 in

$586
Painting titled "Domain of the Mer C…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Domain of the Mer Creatures - Painting, 22x28 in ©2022 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, Fairytale, mermaid, undersea scene
"Domain of the Mer Creatures"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 22x28 in

$686
Painting titled "Winged Fairy - Rofe…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Winged Fairy - Rofella - Painting, 16x20 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, fairy, flowers
"Winged Fairy - Rofella"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 16x20 in

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Painting titled "Neanderthal Love" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Neanderthal Love - Painting, 12x16 in ©2021 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, Tribal, Neanderthal, caveman, prehistoric times
"Neanderthal Love"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 12x16 in

$336
Painting titled "Florence Nightingale" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Florence Nightingale - Painting, 20x16 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Florence Nightingale, nurse, lady with a lamp
"Florence Nightingale"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x16 in

$436
Painting titled "Jane Griffiths" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Jane Griffiths - Painting, 20x16 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, British actress, 1950s cinema
"Jane Griffiths"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x16 in

$570
Painting titled "Shirley Grey" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Shirley Grey - Painting, 20x16 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, film actress, 1930s movie star
"Shirley Grey"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x16 in

$570
Painting titled "Pet Dinosaur" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Pet Dinosaur - Painting, 9x12 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, dinosaur
"Pet Dinosaur"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 9x12 in

$272
Painting titled "Communing with Wing…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Wood Panel
Communing with Winged Fairies - Painting, 24x18 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, winged fairy, feminine portrait
"Communing with Winged Fairies"

Acrylic on Synthetic board | 24x18 in

$586
Painting titled "Huldufólk" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Huldufólk - Painting, 20x24 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, fairies, Iceland
"Huldufólk"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x24 in

$586
Painting titled "Collecting Mushrooms" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Collecting Mushrooms - Painting, 16x20 in ©2021 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, Mushroom, mushrooms, fairies
"Collecting Mushrooms"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 16x20 in

$418
Painting titled "Stone Age Tableau" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Stone Age Tableau - Painting, 24x30 in ©2022 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, Fairytale, caveman, prehistoric life, Neanderthal
"Stone Age Tableau"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 24x30 in

$773
Painting titled "Prehistoric Bathing" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Prehistoric Bathing - Painting, 12x16 in ©2021 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, dinosaur, prehistoric times
"Prehistoric Bathing"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 12x16 in

$336
Painting titled "Coronavirus Costume…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame
Coronavirus Costume Party - Painting, 30x40 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, coronavirus masks, costume party, covid
"Coronavirus Costume Party"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 30x40 in

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Painting titled "Dinosaurs at the St…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Dinosaurs at the Stream - Painting, 12x16 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures
"Dinosaurs at the Stream"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 12x16 in

$336
Painting titled "Riding a Plesiosaur…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Riding a Plesiosaurus - Painting, 12x16 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, dinosaur
"Riding a Plesiosaurus"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 12x16 in

$336
Painting titled "Sami Princess" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Sami Princess - Painting, 16x12 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Sami, Lapp, folk costume
"Sami Princess"

Acrylic on Synthetic board | 16x12 in

$286
Painting titled "Anne, Duchess of Br…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Anne, Duchess of Brittany - Painting, 20x16 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Women Portraits, Brittany, French history, 15th Century
"Anne, Duchess of Brittany"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x16 in

$436
Painting titled "Explorers at the Pr…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Explorers at the Prehistoric River - Painting, 20x24 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Science fiction, Dinosaur, lost world, explorers, autogyro
"Explorers at the Prehistoric River"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x24 in

$568
Painting titled "Lured into the Woods" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Lured into the Woods - Painting, 18x24 in ©2022 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Science fiction, Aliens, UFOs, Woods, Owl, Moth
"Lured into the Woods"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 18x24 in

$536
Painting titled "Denise Orme" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Denise Orme - Painting, 14x11 in ©2022 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, artwork_cat.Celebrity, Edwardian lady, musical comedy star, Duchess, actress
"Denise Orme"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 14x11 in

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Painting titled "Lady Zorro" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Lady Zorro - Painting, 14x11 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, mask, zorro
"Lady Zorro"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 14x11 in

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Painting titled "Visitors to the Cre…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Visitors to the Cretaceous Period - Painting, 24x30 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, Fairytale, dinosaurs, astronauts, cretaceous, tyrannosaurus, flying saucer
"Visitors to the Cretaceous Period"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 24x30 in

$773
Painting titled "Stegosaurus Encount…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Stegosaurus Encounter - Painting, 12x16 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, dinosaurs, prehistory, extraterrestrials
"Stegosaurus Encounter"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 12x16 in

$336
Painting titled "Styrian Princess" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Styrian Princess - Painting, 16x12 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Styria, Austria
"Styrian Princess"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 16x12 in

$286
Painting titled "Luella" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Luella - Painting, 10x8 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, winter, portrait
"Luella"

Acrylic on Paper | 10x8 in

$143
Painting titled "Florafemme Garden" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Florafemme Garden - Painting, 18x24 in ©2023 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, flowers, nature, fantasy, fairy
"Florafemme Garden"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 18x24 in

$586
Painting titled "Gray Aliens Tending…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Gray Aliens Tending the Grounds - Painting, 20x24 in ©2022 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fantasy, aliens, extraterrestrials, gardening
"Gray Aliens Tending the Grounds"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x24 in

$586
Painting titled "Florafemme Forest" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Florafemme Forest - Painting, 18x24 in ©1992 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, Fairytale, whimsical, flowers, trees, feminine faces
"Florafemme Forest"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 18x24 in

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Painting titled "Fairies Among the F…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Fairies Among the Flowers - Painting, 20x24 in ©2021 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Fairytale, Fairies, flower
"Fairies Among the Flowers"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x24 in

$586
Painting titled "Playing with Dinosa…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Playing with Dinosaurs - Painting, 20x24 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, dinosaurs, backyard
"Playing with Dinosaurs"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 20x24 in

$623
Painting titled "Qechua Princess" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Qechua Princess - Painting, 16x12 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, qechua, inca lady
"Qechua Princess"

Acrylic on Synthetic board | 16x12 in

$286
Painting titled "King David" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic
King David - Painting, 16x20 in ©2020 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, King David, Old Testament, Israel, Bible, Hebrews, Lyre
"King David"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 16x20 in

$436
Painting titled "Bird Watching" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Bird Watching - Painting, 11x14 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Naive Art, naive-art-948, archaeopteryx
"Bird Watching"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 11x14 in

$335
Painting titled "Masked Diva Rosalba" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Masked Diva Rosalba - Painting, 11x8.5 in ©2019 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, masked diva, monochromatic
"Masked Diva Rosalba"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 11x8.5 in

$251
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